Field-trips

Dinosaur tracks at Gagaty Sołtykowskie
International Paleoichnology Symposium

FIELD
TRIPS

DAY III 14 OCTOBER 2026 ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE · POLAND
Day III · Study excursion

From museum collections to the fossil record in the field.

The field excursion follows a route through selected ichnological localities and geological sites of the Świętokrzyskie region.

The route

Starachowice → Suchedniów → Zachełmie → Gagaty Sołtykowskie → Borkowice → Starachowice.

01

Starachowice

Ekomuzeum
02

Suchedniów

Kopulak quarry
03

Zachełmie

Nature reserve
04

Gagaty

Gagaty Sołtykowskie
05

Borkowice

Dinosaur tracks
Muzeum Przyrody i Techniki Ekomuzeum in Starachowice
Starting point · Starachowice

Ekomuzeum

The field excursion begins in Starachowice with a visit to the Muzeum Przyrody i Techniki “Ekomuzeum”.

After the opening visit, the group continues by coach towards Suchedniów.

08:45 — 09:30
Field localities

Four places in the field

The excursion continues through selected ichnological and geological sites.

Kopulak quarry near Suchedniów
Stop 01 · Suchedniów

Kopulak quarry

Field visit to the Kopulak quarry near Suchedniów.

10:00 — 11:00
Zachełmie tetrapod footprint surface
Stop 02 · Zachełmie

Early tetrapod tracks

Visit to the Zachełmie nature reserve.

11:20 — 12:05
Dinosaur tracks at Gagaty Sołtykowskie
Stop 03 · Gagaty Sołtykowskie

Dinosaur tracks

Visit to the Gagaty Sołtykowskie nature reserve.

12:50 — 13:50
Predatory dinosaur tracks from Borkowice
Stop 04 · Borkowice

Dinosaur tracks

Field visit to the Borkowice locality.

14:35 — 15:20
Predatory dinosaur tracks from Borkowice
Scientific focus · Borkowice

Borkowice

The field excursion includes a visit to Borkowice, a locality with dinosaur tracks.

The symposium programme also includes a presentation devoted to the Borkowice tracksite and research carried out between 2021 and 2026.

14:35 — 15:20 · Field visit
14 October 2026

Field day

Field excursion timetable.

08:45–09:30
Starachowice — start of the excursion and visit to Ekomuzeum
09:30–10:00
Coach — Starachowice → Suchedniów
10:00–11:00
Walk to Kopulak quarry
11:00–11:20
Coach — Suchedniów → Zachełmie
11:20–12:05
Visit — Zachełmie nature reserve
12:05–12:50
Coach — Zachełmie → Gagaty Sołtykowskie
12:50–13:50
Visit — Gagaty Sołtykowskie nature reserve
13:50–14:35
Coach — Gagaty Sołtykowskie → Borkowice
14:35–15:20
Visit — Borkowice
15:20–16:10
Coach — Borkowice → Starachowice
Excursion route

Świętokrzyskie

Starachowice
Suchedniów
Zachełmie
Gagaty
Borkowice
Visual representation of the Day III excursion route.

Science begins in the field.

Day III brings symposium participants directly to the geological and ichnological record of the region.