Dinosaur highway 'longest of its kind in the world'
Paleontologists have uncovered the world's longest continuous sauropod trackway at a quarry in Oxfordshire, England. The 166-million-year-old footprints provide new insights into the behavior and diversity of dinosaurs in the region.
Why it matters
This discovery significantly expands our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems and the movement patterns of large sauropods in ancient Britain.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jordan Brooks , Oxford and Ethan Gudge , South of England Kevin Church/BBC The footprints were made 166 million years ago as a dinosaur walked across a lagoon A dinosaur trackway made up of 200 footprints which were made 166 million years ago is the largest of its kind uncovered in the world, researchers have said.
The article is a straightforward scientific report based on paleontological findings with no political or social agenda.
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