1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)
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To conduct their study, researchers analyzed the two discovered trackways, which criss-cross on a 14-inch sandstone slab.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
In April of 2023, a group of paleontology Master’s students joined forces with a team of drone technicians to collect drone footage of the footprints and trackways.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Unearthed by sheer chance at a quarry, researchers, including Nicholls, revealed a series of footprints – or trackways – of herbivores and carnivores, including Megalosaurus.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
The longest of the trackways extended for more than 150 meters, or nearly 500 feet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
In April of 2023, a group of paleontology Master’s students joined forces with a team of drone technicians to collect drone footage of the footprints and trackways.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Unearthed by sheer chance at a quarry, researchers, including Nicholls, revealed a series of footprints – or trackways – of herbivores and carnivores, including Megalosaurus.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025
The longest of the trackways extended for more than 150 meters, or nearly 500 feet.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Trackway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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