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of tracks, stretching for some 10 meter. It seemed that the tracks went on onto the
hillock to the east and north of the exposed area. Later when a further area of 400
sq. m. was uncovered numerous additional tracks similar in form, pattern and
direction were revealed (Avnimelech and Bervoets; Khalaf-von Jaffa, 2006).

Age of the tracks:
The age of the tracks is fixed by what is known of the geological structure and
history of the Judean Hills, a layer at least 500 meter thick that constitute a part of
a series of strata deposited from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian Period) to the
Late Cretaceous (Campanian period). The strata were the tracks are found are
usually assigned to the lowest part of the Cenomanian series, but the possibility
that they belong to the Upper Albian may not be excluded. So, the age may be
estimated ninety to hundred million years (Avnimelech and Bervoets; Khalafvon Jaffa, 2006).

A small Dinosaur inside an egg at Beit Zeit, West of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Occupied
Palestine. Photo by: Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. 09.07.2013.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/12190931005/

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 117 – September 2014