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preservation. The oval-shaped sauropod footprints are more
abundant, with an average of 48 cm in width and 65 cm in
length (Fig.
14
). Tridactyl theropod tracks are 32 cm long
and 28 cm wide in average, and exhibit distinct claw
impressions (Fig.
15
).
3.4.3 El Mezioued Footprints Site
The dinosaur track site of El Mezioud is situated near the
oasis of Brezina, 60 km south of El Bayadh. The site shows
tridactyl impressions of theropod dinosaurs on two sand-
stone slabs of Lower Cretaceous age (Mahboubi et al.
2007
).
At least 40 footprints are preserved on an area of about
300 m
2
. The
rst slab shows three trackways with 30 large
and small tridactyl footprints (Fig.
16
). The second slab
Fig. 11
Theropod trackway at El Bayadh track site 1
Fig. 12
Theropod and sauropod footprint at El Bayadh track site 2
Fig. 14
Oval-shaped sauropod footprint at Ouafeg El Hamra track site
Fig. 13
Bedding surface of sandstones containing dinosaur footprints
at Ouafeg El Hamra track site
Fig. 15
Tridactyl theropod footrpint with claw impressions at Ouafeg
El Hamra track site
