Huge dinosaur footprints discovered as scientists find 'dinosaur highway'
Hundreds of huge dinosaur footprints have been discovered on a so-called “dinosaur highway” in Oxfordshire. The stunning find was uncovered in a joint effort by researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in June 2024 and is the UK’s largest-ever dinosaur trackway site.
Hundreds of Footprints Found in Jurassic ‘Dinosaur Highway’
At least five trackways were found in Oxfordshire, revealing a dynamic environment from about 166 million years ago.
Footprints from a vast dinosaur highway discovered in the UK
“Individual footprints are quite commonly found in the UK, especially on the coasts around Sussex, the Isle of Wight and Yorkshire, but a whole trackway is much more significant, and this latest discovery in Oxfordshire is the longest ever found in the UK.”
'Dinosaur Highway' With 166-Million-Year-Old Footprints Found in Quarry
Giant tracks discovered underground have offered an "extraordinary window" into the lives of the giants that roamed the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
Dinosaur highway discovered with 166 million-year-old footprints that alter history
The unique discovery could help researchers understand how dinosaurs lived and interacted millions of years ago.
Scientists just found signs of a massive dinosaur highway in England
Scientists in Oxfordshire have discovered hundreds of fossilized dinosaur footprints, part of a larger "dinosaur highway."
Jurassic footprints are discovered on a 'dinosaur highway' in southern England
The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades.
‘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.
The First ‘Burrowing Dinosaur’ Was Discovered In 2007—And We’ve Just Discovered The Second, 17 Years Later
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Researchers discover 166-million-year-old 'dinosaur highway'
In a remarkable discovery, researchers have uncovered a vast network of dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years in a limestone quarry in southeast England.
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A Quarry Worker Felt Strange Bumps While Digging. They Turned Out to Be the Largest Dinosaur Trackway in the U.K.
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Hundreds of Dinosaur Footprints Emerge in U.K. Quarry Dig
A dig at a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire in the U.K. has yielded a massive, downright prehistoric find: hundreds of ...
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Researchers find series of dinosaur footprints at UK quarry
Researchers say the 166-million-year-old fossilised footprints could be one of the world's biggest dinosaur track sites.
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Nearly 200 Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed in an Oxfordshire Mine
An extraordinary discovery has emerged from a mine in Oxfordshire, UK, where nearly 200 dinosaur footprints have been found.
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UK's biggest dinosaur footprint site uncovered
UK's biggest dinosaur footprint site uncovered British researchers have unearthed some 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years in a find believed to be biggest in the UK. An area in ...