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UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed

Nearly 200 dinosaur footprints from the Middle Jurassic Period, dating back 166 million years, have been discovered at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England.
This site is recognized as the largest known dinosaur track site in the United Kingdom, featuring several trackways from sauropods and Megalosaurus.
The sauropods identified are likely a species called Cetiosaurus, which could reach lengths of up to 18 meters.
The footprints provide insights into the dinosaurs' size and behavior, including group dynamics and predator-prey interactions, according to Edgar.

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Smithsonian Mag

A Quarry Worker Felt Strange Bumps While Digging. They Turned Out to Be the Largest Dinosaur Trackway in the U.K.

The five sets of tracks represent four-legged sauropods and a three-toed carnivore that might have crossed paths on a prehistoric landscape

2 months ago·United States

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BGR

Scientists just found signs of a massive dinosaur highway in England

Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a massive expanse of dinosaur footprints at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire. These ancient tracks, dating back approximately 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic Period, are part of a much larger “dinosaur highway” believed to have once run through the area. The new site boasts hundreds of footprints representing a range of species. Among the most striking are the tr…

2 months ago

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Protothema

A worker in England noticed "strange bumps" on the floor and it turned out to be dinosaur footprints!

A nearly 500-meter trail roamed by the enormous prehistoric creatures has been discovered in Oxfordshire, near London.

2 months ago

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The Washington Post

‘Dinosaur Highway’ From 166 Million Years Ago Is Unearthed

Four giant herbivores and one predator walked across the same spot in modern-day England. “It’s the closest we’ll get to a time machine,” said one of the lead excavators.

2 months ago

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Digi 24

"Dinosaur Highway": Hundreds of tracks left by giant reptiles were discovered in a stone quarry in England

A new "dinosaur highway" has been discovered buried under mud in a stone quarry in England. Researchers have found almost 200 dinosaur tracks dating back 166 million years, The Independent reports.

2 months ago·Romania

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The Manila Times

Biggest dinosaur footprint site in Britain found

LONDON — Some 200 giant footprints of dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been found at a quarry in Oxfordshire, becoming the UK's largest footprint site. Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints, creating multiple enormous trackways, the University of Oxford announced Thursday. The new discovery showed the footprints dating bac…

2 months ago·Manila, Philippines

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