FOSSILISED dinosaur footprints dating back more than 160 million years go on show at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock on Saturday.
The giant prints are thought to be from a Megalosaurus and will appear in a new Dinosaur Garden exhibition.
They were uncovered in 1997 in Ardley, near Bicester, when a new waste management site was being created.
More than £325,000 was given to the county council by developer Viridor to spend on transporting and conserving the footprints.
The Dinosaur Garden includes a life-size replica of a Megalosaurus — a meat-eating creature that was first described scientifically after a piece of bone was found in Chipping Norton in 1676.
A special activity day will be held at the county council-run museum to mark the opening of the garden, which recreates the steamy atmosphere of the Jurassic period, when most of Oxfordshire was a warm shallow sea with mudflats.
People of all ages can enjoy free activities from 11am to 4pm. These include a film about the discovery of the footprints presented by wildlife expert Chris Packham, the chance to make a plaster cast of a fossil and the opportunity to try on dinosaur costumes.
Call 01993 811456 for details.
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