Tag: dinosaur
Biggest trackway of dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire quarry
Cetiosauruses and a megalosaurus are thought to have left prints at trackway dating to nearly 166m years ago Gary Johnson was clearing clay with a digger at the Oxfordshire quarry where he works when he hit an unexpected bump in the limestone surface. “I thought, it’s just an abnormality in the ground,” he said. “But…
UK’s biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed
The UK’s biggest ever dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. About 200 huge footprints, which were made 166 million years ago, criss-cross the limestone floor. They reveal the comings and goings of two different types of dinosaurs that are thought to be a long-necked sauropod called Cetiosaurus and the smaller…
Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil Ever Could Reveal Stegosaurus Secrets
Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil Ever Could Reveal Stegosaurus Secrets The huge Stegosaurus fossil Apex, bought at auction for $44.6 million, has debuted on loan at the American Museum of Natural History By Zane Wolf edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A new stegosaurus fossil named Apex which was bought by billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin is unveiled…