Trilobite fossil with human foot print
The man who found the fossil, William J. Meister, showed his find to Dr. Melvin A. Cook (1911-1989), a distinguished explosives expert and chemist at the University of Utah.
Here is an excerpt from the article in the book, "Why Not Creation?", Chapter 6, Paleontological Evidence, p 185:
"Early in June, 1968, I was introduced to Mr. Meister by Burton Tew, Research Scientist, Baccus Works, Hercules Incorporated. Mr. Meister had with him a most remarkable fossil specimen of a human footprint embedded in which were two very distinct and easily recognizable trilobites and several smaller, less distinct ones.
"The specimen comprised two approximately inch-thick slabs displayed in a plaster-of-paris cast. One slab contained the footprint and its associated trilobites and the other its mold. The footprint was that of the right foot of a human wearing a sandal. The rock in which the print was impressed was obviously natural, genuine, and characteristic rock.
"Since Mr. Meister's interesting discovery, other persons have found similar but less spectacular specimens in the same area, two of which have been shown to me."
There is a footnote on page 187 that says:
"In telephone conversation, Dr. Melvin Cook has reported that, according to William J. Meister, the trilobite beds are located about half-way up a 2,000-foot, fairly high, mountain face. (See Figure 6.) The strata are horizontal. Meister was forced to stop many times as he climbed up the face of the mountain. He had to make footholds in order to climb and to work in the area which was about halfway up the side. There was a ledge-like protrusion from the face below the working area. Quite obviously this footprint could not be the result of any carving, since, until found by Meister, it was covered by the strata above."