Gary Johnson found the footprints in Oxfordshire while he was driving an excavator.
And then it went another 3 metershump again, he tellsBBC.
Aware of previous discoveries in the area, he correctly wondered if they could be dinosaur footprints.
Photo: Caroline Wood / University of Oxford
I thought I’m the first person to see them.
And it was so surreala bit of a tingling moment, really.
Still, they aren’t entirely sure what led to the preservation of the footprints.
Photo: University of Birmingham
The footprints date back to 166 million years ago, in the Middle Jurassic Period.
Duncan Murdock, Earth Scientist at Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), via a statement.
One of the most thrilling parts of the discovery is that their paths once crossed, literally.
Photo: Dr. Luke Meade / University of Birmingham
So far, five paths have been unearthedfour belonging to the Cetiosaurs and one to the Megalosaurus.
The longest trackway is 492 feet long but could extend much farther as researchers continue to look into it.
you’re able to learn things about how that animal moved.
Photo: Emma Nicholls / Oxford University Museum of Natural History
you could learn exactly what the environment that it was living in was like.
The biggest dinosaur trackway in the history of the UK was recently unearthed in a quarry.
Photo: Emma Nicholls / Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: Richard Butler
Photo: Dr. Luke Meade / University of Birmingham
