Pffft. Wake me up when you find something big:
Posted on 01/02/2025 12:13:24 PM PST by george76
researchers have uncovered a series of massive dinosaur trackways dating back to the Middle Jurassic Period, approximately 166 million years ago.
Dubbed a 'dinosaur highway,' the site features footprints from both herbivorous dinosaurs, likely Cetiosaurus and the fearsome carnivore Megalosaurus.
The discovery was made at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, and includes over 200 footprints spread across five extensive trackways, the longest of which stretches more than 150 meters.
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a skeleton is a record of the animal once it's died. Footprints are quite different in that they are snapshots into the life of an animal
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The overlapping tracks of herbivores and carnivores have sparked questions about potential interactions between these species.
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The site's significance is amplified by the use of advanced techniques such as 3D modeling and drone photography, which ensure detailed documentation for future research.
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Gary Johnson, a quarry worker, first noticed unusual bumps on the quarry floor, prompting the involvement of experts from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham. Over a week in June 2024, a team of over 100 scientists and volunteers uncovered the tracks.
Four of the trackways were attributed to sauropods, like the 18-meter-long Cetiosaurus, while one belonged to the predatory Megalosaurus, recognized for its three-toed footprints, which would have been around 9 meters in length.
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Around 20,000 images were taken during the dig, enabling researchers to analyze the footprints in minute detail. These data will be instrumental for both ongoing studies and educational purposes.
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The preservation is so detailed that we can see how the mud was deformed as the dinosaur's feet squelched in and out. Along with other fossils like burrows, shells and plants, we can bring to life the muddy lagoon environment the dinosaurs walked through."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Stoopid climate change killed them. But provided us lots of gasoline......😂👍
...and it’s still not finished...................
Highway sign reply written in soil now hardened to rock, translated:
I can’t drive 55.
Perfect 215-million-year-old dinosaur print found by girl, 4, on Welsh beach..
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Pffft. Wake me up when you find something big:
Dinosaur highway ad signs in sequence:
Watch
overhead
there’s an
asteroid coming
and we’ll
all be
dead.
Burma
Shave
🦕🦖🦕🦖
This could be fun. Dinosaur Highway Burma Shave signs.
No matter how hard
You sweat and toil
See, in the end
You’ll become some oil.
BURMA SHAVE
BURMA SHAVE
You may think yourself
An apex creature,
But no matter what,
T.Rex will eat’chya.
BURMA SHAVE
I hope they used a 3-D laser to map the shape and size of the foot prints.
What gave it away was the prehistoric Stuckey’s they found on one of the exits.
Not to change the subject but are there any 3-D models of dinosaur bones that can be used to 3-D print out copies?
was it in Tuba City Arizona?
Dinosaur Highway 🛣️🛣️
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Dinosaur Highway 🛣️
Let me slip away
Slip away on you
Call it what you want but it’s not science.
Data, testable hypotheses?
Anyone interested in seeing some great dinosaur tracks should visit Dinosaur Valley State Park.
It’s about an hour southwest of Fort Worth.
Very interesting and well-preserved dinosaur tracks that appear to be from both herbivores and carnivores.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/dinosaur-valley/
The bottom photo is a baby foot print. Lol
Can you just imagine? 166 million years and no AAA. By now that road must be littered with rex.
Well, let me make a wild guess that the interaction included the carnivores eating the herbivores.
Stucky’s says eat here
Get gas
We say eat here
Become gas
BURMA SHAVE
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