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World's Largest Dinosaur Track Site Discovered in UK

10/15/2025

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Researchers discovered extensive dinosaur footprints at Dewars Farm quarry in Oxfordshire, dating back 166 million years.
The site features a 220-meter trackway made by sauropods, specifically Cetiosaurus, and prints from carnivorous megalosaurs.
The excavation, co-led by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the University of Birmingham, documented over 200 additional footprints this summer despite dry conditions.
This site is now regarded as the largest dinosaur track site in the UK and possibly the world, with ongoing analysis expected to reveal more findings.

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Researchers discovered extensive dinosaur footprints at Dewars Farm quarry in Oxfordshire, dating back 166 million years.
The site features a 220-meter trackway made by sauropods, specifically Cetiosaurus, and prints from carnivorous megalosaurs.
The excavation, co-led by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the University of Birmingham, documented over 200 additional footprints this summer despite dry conditions.
This site is now regarded as the largest dinosaur track site in the UK and possibly the world, with ongoing analysis expected to reveal more findings.