The Zapata fossil human footprint was initially discovered by a hunter in a wilderness area of New Mexico. This hunter told a friend by the name of Don Shockey about the human fossil footprint find. Mr. Shockey, having a significant background in archeology and anthropology, was very interested in this discovery.
Here is some background on Don Shockey
Eventually, Mr. Shockey and a several other interested parties put together a team to return to the track and document its discovery. Dr. Don Patton and Dr. Carl Baugh were two of the primary team members. A mining permit was obtained to excavate in the area where the track was located, and soon after this, the team returned to the site.
The fossil human footprint was photographed, rock samples were removed for analysis, cast impressions obtained, and the location of the site was plotted for future reference.
While the team was working, they were confronted by a local land owner who was armed with a shotgun. The land owner claimed that they were trespassing and that they were on his property. They showed the land owner the mining permit and stated that the property they were on was BLM (Bureau of Land Management) property. The armed land owner insisted that they leave immediately.
The work of documentation was cut short and the team had to leave the area. This was unfortunate because, the hunter that originally had reported the discovery had also reported that he had seen several other human footprints in rock around the same area and showed Dr. Patton several photographs to validate his story.
The Zapata fossil human footprint is extremely shallow and according to Dr. Patton was difficult to photograph because of its shallowness. Upon analysis, the stone that the track was in had been identified as limestone with a 30% silica content.
The shallowness of the track indicates that the newly formed rock layer must have been partially set up when the human stepped into sediment that would eventually become hardened rock. The limestone that the footprint was found in was identified as Permian which is allegedly 250 million years old.
The footprint in this case seems to be average size. The one in t
Texas was 16.5 inches long. Just wondering if that is significant?
Are there any articles about fossilization caused by mud in a much shorter timeframe than currently taught?
There are a couple of good articles:
How fossils are formed
Fast Fossils
Kind regards,
Jeff
The main point is the rock that it was found is is extremely ancient and the print should not be there. It is definitely not a giant print, but it is unlikely that all men were of extremely large size. That is not the picture we get from the book of Genesis. Thanks for the question.
This is fake guys. No scientist has ever been able to study it. The guy who claims to be a geologist dr poppin i believe isnt even a real doctor he never attended any accredited schools.
I’ve talk to one other person that has been to the Zapata site and they verified that it was there. You’re entitled to your opinion and scientists are entitled to their opinion. This is a website that provides evidence. Thanks for commenting. Kind regards, Jeff
It’s possible the prints could have been made by a child or young woman and thus still come from a family of giants.
Yes, it means that this print is that of an adolescent or small child. Bear in mind that all “messengers” in all religious traditions were about twice the height of “the people”. This is evidence that these tracks were that of angels. The fourteen left-right tracks at Puloxy in the Taylor trail start out walking at distance and offset of normal stride versus foot size. Then they suddenly spread far appart and become narrower and having longer strides ending in very long strides in a straight line although the mud basin (now rock) continued. Repeat this on a sandy beach and you will end up running. The footprints end abruptly as the angel took flight. Which you will likely not accomplish … just kidding.
Please, only serious comments. I’m open to any criticism but don’t foolish comments don’t help anybody. Kind regards, Jeff
South Africa has a stone foot print
4 feet long
I saw that and it did have a resemblance to a human footprint, but it sure would be nice to go and investigate that for myself. I’m not convinced, but I’m also open to the truth no matter where it takes me. Kind regards, Jeff
Where is the footprint now?
I believe that they are still in place in the New Mexico wilderness. Kind regards, Jeff
Could be juvenile print.
I know the owner of the ranch (Zapada) where this is located. We visited it recently. These guys and their “mining permit” were there to steal the artifact and the ranch manager, not the owner, forced them off the property. The stone needed to be stabilized afterwards as they tried to saw it out of the bed. That is why its location is fairly guarded from “scientists”,
Thank you for posting the truth. I know the land owner gun slinging ranch manager myself… Would love to talk and perhaps go out and visit the print again.
The print doesn’t have to of been left by an adult. It could easily have been a print from a race of large humans but one of a child or young woman. Fascinating and God bless to those of you doing original research and professional documenting.
The print doesn’t have to of been left by an adult. It could easily have been a print from a race of large humans but one of a child or young woman. Fascinating and God bless to those of you doing original research and professional documenting. As the author of historical Christian fiction novels that incorporate creation science I truly appreciate and value your work.
Does anyone know who owns the black & white image of the footprint? I would like to use it for a book cover and want to contact the copyright holder. Any thoughts?
As for the print… It looks like a woman’s size 6 footprint. The images are a very good representation of it.
The copyright owner is Dr. Don Patton. He can be reached here I believe: http://www.bible.ca/seek-question.htm
Kind regards,
Jeff
Bible.ca haha moron
Attacking the messenger rather than providing your own evidence isn’t really a way to substantiate anything. Kind regards, Jeff
Has anyone ever discovered the name of the “hunter” who found the print in the first place? Any article I read leaves this person’s identity out.
Hello….. there is NO POSSIBLE way, that this is an actually footprint of any bi-pedal being.
The Permian era, is BEFORE dinosaurs.
Permian has a date assigned by scientists and it is my belief that they have incorrectly dated these rocks. Therefore, it is entirely possible that this is legitimate.