A dinosaur trackway dating to about 166 million years ago was exposed in Dewars Farm Quarry, Oxfordshire. The discovery reveals hundreds of giant footprints from dinosaurs like Cetiosaurus and Megalosaurus, shedding light on how they moved, paused, and interacted in Jurassic times.

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• Long continuous dinosaur trackway uncovered in Oxfordshire quarry stretching ~220 metres.

• Hundreds of footprints found, including those of the sauropod Cetiosaurus and predator Megalosaurus.

• Footprints show evidence of walking, pausing, turning—movement patterns preserved in rock.

• Cetiosaurus likely ~18 m long, walked on four legs, plant-eater.

• Megalosaurus tracks (three-toed) suggest two-legged carnivores coexisted nearby.

• Trackways offer behavior insights not visible from bones alone (speed, gait, interaction).

• Excavation involved controlled removal of limestone layers over delicate prints.

• Each print contains directional “push-through” bumps giving foot motion clues.

• 3D models built to simulate dinosaur walking speeds (~2 m/s for Cetiosaurus).

• The find is among the longest and best-preserved Jurassic dinosaur movement records.