研究人员在牛津郡发现了200+1.66亿年的索罗福脚印,包括欧洲最长的路线。 Researchers found 200+ 166-million-year-old sauropod footprints in Oxfordshire, including Europe’s longest trackway.

2025年,牛津和伯明翰研究人员在牛津郡Dewars农场采石场发现了近200个新的1.66亿年前的索罗波德恐龙脚印,包括欧洲已知最长的220米长的轨道。 In 2025, Oxford and Birmingham researchers uncovered nearly 200 new 166-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur footprints at Dewars Farm quarry in Oxfordshire, including Europe’s longest known trackway at 220 meters. 科学家使用3D建模和无人机摄影,记录了在长达一周的挖掘过程中数百张长达1米长的指纹。 Using 3D modeling and drone photography, scientists documented hundreds of prints up to one meter long during a week-long excavation. 该网站是2010年以来保护区的一部分,是私人拥有的,仍然对公众关闭。 The site, part of a protected area since 2010 and privately owned, remains closed to the public. 采石不会损害化石,因为开采停止在化石层上方。 Quarrying will not damage the fossils, as extraction stops above the fossil layer. 保存工作依赖于详细的记录和石膏,因为挖掘工作有可能造成破坏。 Preservation relies on detailed records and casts, as excavation risks damage. 官员和土地所有者强调,该场地最终必须返回农田,但未来公众能否进入仍有希望。 Officials and the landowner stress the site must eventually return to farmland, but hope remains for future public access.