1
: a beaten or trodden path
2
: a series of fossil footprints (as of a dinosaur)
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Holliday speculates that at least some of the footprints were made in what were once trackways that took mere seconds to traverse.
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
On Monday morning the North Berkeley BART station was closed for at least an hour after a woman was struck on a trackway.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
To conduct their study, researchers analyzed the two discovered trackways, which criss-cross on a 14-inch sandstone slab.
—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
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ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
On Monday morning the North Berkeley BART station was closed for at least an hour after a woman was struck on a trackway.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
To conduct their study, researchers analyzed the two discovered trackways, which criss-cross on a 14-inch sandstone slab.
—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
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“Trackway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackway. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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