Dr Anthony Romilio
Dr

Anthony Romilio

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Background

Research Associate, UQ DINOSAUR LAB, School of the Environment

I have been listed as Australia's Lead Researcher in the field of Palaeontology in 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023 by The Australian Research Magazine.

I am a palaeo‑ichnologist and evolutionary biologist specialising in dinosaur footprints and fossil trackways, using digital and quantitative methods to reconstruct how extinct animals moved, behaved, and interacted with their environments.

My research focuses on extracting biological and behavioural information from footprints and trackways—particularly where body fossils are rare or absent. I develop and apply digital workflows combining photogrammetry, spatial measurements, and custom analytical tools to study dinosaur locomotion, group behaviour, and palaeoecology in a reproducible and scalable way. A strong emphasis of my work is the use of remote and non‑destructive methods that enable high‑quality scientific analysis in regional, industrial, and operational settings.

I work with industry partners and government agencies—including the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority—to support rapid documentation and preservation of fossil footprints, and collaborate closely with regional communities and citizen scientists who play an essential role in discovering and safeguarding Australia's trace fossil heritage.

Availability

Dr Anthony Romilio is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Palaeontology, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Dinosaur footprints and trackways

    I reconstruct dinosaur locomotion, behaviour, and palaeoecology through detailed analysis of fossil footprints and trackways. My work focuses on interpreting movement patterns, group dynamics, and trackmaker identity using spatial measurements, 3D datasets, and quantitative comparisons across Australian and international sites.

  • Digital and quantitative palaeontology

    My research develops and applies digital workflows—including photogrammetry, 3D modelling, spatial landmarking, and machine‑learning‑assisted classification—to analyse fossil track morphology. These reproducible and non‑destructive methods support scientific analysis, heritage protection, and rapid documentation in operational settings.

  • Fossil heritage, industry, and community engagement

    I work at the interface of palaeontology, industry, and community participation to improve the discovery, documentation, and preservation of fossil footprints. This includes collaborations with mining operations, regulatory agencies, community groups, and international research partners to promote high‑quality heritage outcomes and widespread public engagement.

Research impacts

My research improves how fossil tracksites are documented, preserved, and interpreted—directly supporting decision‑making in heritage management. Remote, non‑disruptive documentation methods allow industry partners to record scientifically important footprints without interrupting operational workflows, balancing economic activity with cultural and environmental stewardship.

Internationally, I promote methodological consistency and capacity building across diverse geological and regulatory contexts. Community impact is central to my work: accessible digital tools and documentation protocols empower citizen scientists and regional communities to identify and protect trace fossil sites, while public lectures, media contributions, and school-based outreach deepen public understanding of Australia's fossil heritage.

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115 works between 2011 and 2026
All (115) Book (2) Journal Article (86) Other Outputs (9) Conference Publication (17) Book Chapter (1)

1 - 20 of 115 works

2026

Journal Article

‘Typical’ No More: Digital Re-Evaluation of Yanguoxia Caririchnium Trackways Reveals Behavioural Complexity

Romilio, Anthony (2026). ‘Typical’ No More: Digital Re-Evaluation of Yanguoxia Caririchnium Trackways Reveals Behavioural Complexity. Geosciences, 16 (6) 221, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/geosciences16060221

‘Typical’ No More: Digital Re-Evaluation of Yanguoxia Caririchnium Trackways Reveals Behavioural Complexity

2026

Journal Article

Well-preserved Grallator tracks associated with microbial mats from the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary of the Tuchengzi formation, Hebei Province, China

Xing, L. D., Chen, Q. Y., Yun, J., Lallensack, J. N., Zhang, Y. G., Romilio, A., Wang, Z. Y., Liu, L., Gu, Z. F. and Zhao, K. X. (2026). Well-preserved Grallator tracks associated with microbial mats from the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary of the Tuchengzi formation, Hebei Province, China. Paleontological Journal, 59 (12), 1580-1598. doi: 10.1134/S0031030125601070

Well-preserved Grallator tracks associated with microbial mats from the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary of the Tuchengzi formation, Hebei Province, China

2026

Other Outputs

Max and the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy

Romilio, Anthony (2026). Max and the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Find Me Press.

Max and the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy

2026

Journal Article

A Quantitative Framework for Assessing Locomotor Asymmetry in Dinosaur Trackways: Testing the Evidence for Limping and Lateral Preference

Romilio, Anthony (2026). A Quantitative Framework for Assessing Locomotor Asymmetry in Dinosaur Trackways: Testing the Evidence for Limping and Lateral Preference. Fossil Studies, 4 (9), 1-11. doi: 10.3390/fossils4020009

A Quantitative Framework for Assessing Locomotor Asymmetry in Dinosaur Trackways: Testing the Evidence for Limping and Lateral Preference

2026

Other Outputs

Find TREX - Book 1 (10 x 10 grid)

Romilio, Anthony (2026). Find TREX - Book 1 (10 x 10 grid). Brisbane, QLD Australia: FIND ME Press.

Find TREX - Book 1 (10 x 10 grid)

2026

Journal Article

A new sauropod tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous of Ningxia, Northwestern China, with implications for overtrack preservation

Yang, Qing, Xing, Lida, Lallensack, Jens N., Liu, Lin, Chen, Qiyan, Romilio, Anthony, Qi, Qi, Qi, Juan, Zhao, Ming, Chen, Xi, Zhao, Ya, Wei, Lixin and Wan, Yang (2026). A new sauropod tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous of Ningxia, Northwestern China, with implications for overtrack preservation. Scientific Reports, 16 (1) 7531, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-37987-w

A new sauropod tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous of Ningxia, Northwestern China, with implications for overtrack preservation

2026

Journal Article

Earliest Australian dinosaur: ichnofossils from the Carnian Aspley Formationof Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Romilio, Anthony and Runnegar, Bruce (2026). Earliest Australian dinosaur: ichnofossils from the Carnian Aspley Formationof Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Alcheringa, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/03115518.2025.2607630

Earliest Australian dinosaur: ichnofossils from the Carnian Aspley Formationof Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

2026

Journal Article

New Middle Jurassic mammaliaform tracks from northern Shaanxi Province, China

Xing, Lida, Lallensack, Jens N., Yin, Hang, Klein, Hendrik, Romilio, Anthony, Gao, Junmin and Qi, Qi (2026). New Middle Jurassic mammaliaform tracks from northern Shaanxi Province, China. Fossil Record, 29 (1), 37-56. doi: 10.3897/fr.29.169194

New Middle Jurassic mammaliaform tracks from northern Shaanxi Province, China

2026

Journal Article

Evaluating heteropody in tracks: novel methodologies for manus-pes ratio calculation

Romilio, Anthony (2026). Evaluating heteropody in tracks: novel methodologies for manus-pes ratio calculation. Historical Biology, 38 (1), 127-133. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2467981

Evaluating heteropody in tracks: novel methodologies for manus-pes ratio calculation

2026

Journal Article

Re-investigation of the mid-Cretaceous ‘Skenes Creek’ dinosaur tracksite and discovery of distinct tracks at Browns Creek within the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian– Albian) Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia

Romilio, Anthony, Godfrey, Tim, Cleeland, Mike, Duncan, Ruairidh J., Grippi, Simona, Martin, Anthony, Tracksdorf, Helmut and Wagstaff, Tim (2026). Re-investigation of the mid-Cretaceous ‘Skenes Creek’ dinosaur tracksite and discovery of distinct tracks at Browns Creek within the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian– Albian) Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia. Historical Biology, 38 (1), 146-163. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2501784

Re-investigation of the mid-Cretaceous ‘Skenes Creek’ dinosaur tracksite and discovery of distinct tracks at Browns Creek within the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian– Albian) Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia

2026

Journal Article

Grallatorid–eubrontid tridactyl track assemblages from Lower Jurassic, Sichuan Province, China: Insights into theropod diversity, locomotion and behavior

Xing, Li-Da, Jiang, Shan, Chen, Qi-Yan, Ye, Yong, Peng, Guang-Zhao, Romilio, Anthony, Klein, Hendrik and Gong, Yan-Yi (2026). Grallatorid–eubrontid tridactyl track assemblages from Lower Jurassic, Sichuan Province, China: Insights into theropod diversity, locomotion and behavior. Journal of Palaeogeography, 15 (1) 100311, 100311. doi: 10.1016/j.jop.2025.100311

Grallatorid–eubrontid tridactyl track assemblages from Lower Jurassic, Sichuan Province, China: Insights into theropod diversity, locomotion and behavior

2026

Journal Article

Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia

Romilio, Anthony, Park, Ron, Nichols, Wes and Jackson, Owen (2026). Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia. Historical Biology, 38 (1), 134-145. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2472153

Dinosaur footprints from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia

2025

Journal Article

The body mass-maximum speed relationship and the athletic capability of giant proboscideans and sauropods

Ruiz, Javier, Romilio, Anthony, Saarinen, Juha, Torices, Angélica and Jiménez-Arenas, Juan Manuel (2025). The body mass-maximum speed relationship and the athletic capability of giant proboscideans and sauropods. Scientific Reports, 16 (1) 2671, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-32536-3

The body mass-maximum speed relationship and the athletic capability of giant proboscideans and sauropods

2025

Journal Article

Digital Analysis of the longest dinosaur trackway (CA6) from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Rotzo Formation, Coste dell’Anglone, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northern Italy

Romilio, Anthony (2025). Digital Analysis of the longest dinosaur trackway (CA6) from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Rotzo Formation, Coste dell’Anglone, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northern Italy. Italian Journal of Geosciences, 145 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.3301/IJG.2026.12

Digital Analysis of the longest dinosaur trackway (CA6) from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Rotzo Formation, Coste dell’Anglone, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northern Italy

2025

Other Outputs

First tracks, second chances

Romilio, Anthony (2025, 11 25). First tracks, second chances Dinosaur Dreaming 24-24.

First tracks, second chances

2025

Journal Article

Track by track: revealing sauropod turning and lateralised gait at the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Tracksite (Upper Jurassic, Bluff Sandstone, Colorado)

Romilio, Anthony, Murphey, Paul C., Matthews, Neffra A., Schumacher, Bruce A., Murphey, Lance D., Toscanini, Marcello and Boyce, Parker (2025). Track by track: revealing sauropod turning and lateralised gait at the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Tracksite (Upper Jurassic, Bluff Sandstone, Colorado). Geomatics, 5 (4) 67, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/geomatics5040067

Track by track: revealing sauropod turning and lateralised gait at the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Tracksite (Upper Jurassic, Bluff Sandstone, Colorado)

2025

Journal Article

Exceptional associations of small-sized theropod, bird, and pterosaur footprints from the Early Cretaceous Hekou Group, China

Xing, Lida, Jung, Jongyun, Li, Daqing, Kim, Kyung Soo, Lallensack, Jens N., de Barros, Gabriel E. B., You, Wenze, Qi, Qi, Yang, Xinnan, Chen, Qiyan and Romilio, Anthony (2025). Exceptional associations of small-sized theropod, bird, and pterosaur footprints from the Early Cretaceous Hekou Group, China. SSRN. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5554125

Exceptional associations of small-sized theropod, bird, and pterosaur footprints from the Early Cretaceous Hekou Group, China

2025

Journal Article

A new sauropod-dominated tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous in central Ningxia, northwestern China, and the implications on palaeoenvironments

Yang, Qing, Xing, Lida, Du, Fangpeng, Chen, Qiyan, Klein, Hendrik, Romilio, Anthony, Jin, Yufei, Liu, Lin, Qi, Juan, Zhao, Ming, Chen, Xi, Zhao, Ya, Wei, Lixin and Wan, Yang (2025). A new sauropod-dominated tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous in central Ningxia, northwestern China, and the implications on palaeoenvironments. Swiss Journal of Paleontology, 144 (1) 35. doi: 10.1186/s13358-025-00378-1

A new sauropod-dominated tracksite from the Lower Cretaceous in central Ningxia, northwestern China, and the implications on palaeoenvironments

2025

Journal Article

Dinosaur track assemblages from mid-Cretaceous of Fujian Province, southeastern China: ichnotaxonomic review and faunal comparison

Xing, Lida, Niu, Kecheng, Chen, Qiyan, Klein, Hendrik, Romilio, Anthony, Chen, Runsheng, Lin, Min, Deng, Ke and Tang, Jianrong (2025). Dinosaur track assemblages from mid-Cretaceous of Fujian Province, southeastern China: ichnotaxonomic review and faunal comparison. PeerJ, 13 e19597, 1-84. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19597

Dinosaur track assemblages from mid-Cretaceous of Fujian Province, southeastern China: ichnotaxonomic review and faunal comparison

2025

Journal Article

A digital analysis of the ‘Phoenix Trackway’ at the Hanxi Cretaceous dinosaur tracksite, China

Romilio, Anthony and Xing, Lida (2025). A digital analysis of the ‘Phoenix Trackway’ at the Hanxi Cretaceous dinosaur tracksite, China. Geosciences, 15 (5) 165, 165. doi: 10.3390/geosciences15050165

A digital analysis of the ‘Phoenix Trackway’ at the Hanxi Cretaceous dinosaur tracksite, China

Availability

Dr Anthony Romilio is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Distribution, abundance, and palaeoecological insights into theropod tracks of the Broome Sandstone, Western Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Steven Salisbury

Enquiries

Contact Dr Anthony Romilio directly for media enquiries about:

  • Citizen science
  • Dinosaur footprints
  • Dinosaur tracks
  • Dinosaur trackways
  • Dinosaurs
  • Evolution
  • Fossil footprints
  • Fossil heritage
  • Mining and fossils
  • Palaeontology

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