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UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint trackways unearthed

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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 meat-eating Megalosaurus.

The excavation is featured on Digging for Britain on BBC Two at 20:00 on Wednesday 8 January . The full series will be available on BBC iPlayer on 7 January ..

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