Ardley Trackways Explained

Ardley Trackways
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Geological
Area:63.6ha
Notifydate:2010
Map: Magic Map

Ardley Trackways is a 63.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Bicester in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site is internationally important because it has trackways created by a herd of sauropod (herbivorous) dinosaurs, together with several carnivorous theropods, along a shoreline dating to the Middle Jurassic, around 165 million years ago. These are the only such trackways in England, and one of the few dating to the Middle Jurassic in the world. The tracks throw light on the behaviour and gait of the dinosaurs.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.921°N -1.215°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ardley Trackways. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Ardley Trackways. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Ardley Trackways (Jurassic - Cretaceous Reptilia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 26 February 2020 .
  4. Web site: Ardley Trackways citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.

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