Dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire 'part of longest trackway in the world'

Dinosaur trackway uncovered in England

A dinosaur trackway has been discovered in Oxfordshire in England.

Dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire 'part of longest trackway in the world'

A dinosaur footprint trackway unearthed at a quarry near Bicester is the largest of its kind in the world, researchers say.

Oxfordshire dinosaur highway 'one of the longest in the world'

The tracks were first spotted by a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire four years ago.

Dinosaur highway 'one of the longest in the world'

Dr Emma Nichols from Oxford University's Museum of Natural History was called in to co-lead the excavation and provided further insights into the discovery during an interview with BBC Radio Oxford. She explained that the four trackways of sauropod footprints varied significantly in size. This variation suggests several possibilities: the footprints could represent a family herd of Cetiosaurus moving together, or a herd comprising individuals of…