A 220-metre-long dinosaur superhighway UK was discovered in an Oxfordshire quarry. The Jurassic-era trail dates back 166 million years and features massive sauropod footprints.
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- Dinosaur superhighway UK found in Oxfordshire, 220 metres long
- Footprints believed to belong to sauropod, possibly Cetiosaurus
- Trackway dates back 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic
- Footprints are 1 metre wide—twice the size of elephant prints
- Discovered after a quarry blast exposed ancient limestone layers
- Smaller prints found nearby from two-legged predator Megalosaurus
- Palaeontologists built 3D models to study walking speed, posture
- One unique print suggests dinosaur paused or shifted weight
- Marine fossils like belemnites, brachiopods found alongside footprints
- Dinosaur superhighway UK offers insight into prehistoric ecosystems




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