Dinosaurs are cool. Little kids love them – I did, and do today, just as much. My grandson Bubba does, too, and we have spent many hours bonding over dinosaur videos. So when a new discovery comes out, it’s fun to read all about it.
A recent discovery in the United Kingdom, though, is different in a way that many folks might not think of at first. That’s because these are not dino-bones or other fossilized remains – these are footprints.
A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway” and nearly 200 tracks that date back 166 million years, researchers said Thursday.
The extraordinary find made after a team of more than 100 people excavated the Dewars Farm Quarry, in Oxfordshire, in June expands upon previous paleontology work in the area and offers greater insights…
