1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)
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In 1997, previous limestone quarrying revealed more than 40 sets of footprints, with some trackways extending for nearly 600 feet.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers and volunteers have uncovered the entire trackway where these Mesozoic monsters came and went.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Tracks were first discovered in the area in 1997, when limestone quarry workers stumbled upon more than 40 sets of dinosaur footprints, with some trackways reaching up to nearly 600 feet in length.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Emma Nicholls Five trackways, including one nearly 500 ft (150 m) long, have been discovered – making this the UK's largest ever dinosaur footprint site to be unearthed.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Now, researchers and volunteers have uncovered the entire trackway where these Mesozoic monsters came and went.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Tracks were first discovered in the area in 1997, when limestone quarry workers stumbled upon more than 40 sets of dinosaur footprints, with some trackways reaching up to nearly 600 feet in length.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Emma Nicholls Five trackways, including one nearly 500 ft (150 m) long, have been discovered – making this the UK's largest ever dinosaur footprint site to be unearthed.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Trackway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackway. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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