The discovery of 125 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Lebanon

Researchers have discovered footprints of dinosaurs in Lebanon;

As reported by official sources recently.

This came after the General Directorate of Antiquities in the Lebanese Ministry of Culture addressed a letter to the Governor of Mount Lebanon, Muhammad al-Makawi, in which she drew attention to the discovery of a "geological landmark of the path of dinosaurs' feet, in the Ghosta region of Mount Lebanon."

The directorate indicated in its book that "the traces of dinosaurs extend along a wall for a distance of more than 500 meters," and said that they date back to about 125 million years.

For his part, the Director-General of Antiquities at the Ministry of Culture, Sarkis El-Khoury, told local media: "The presence of dinosaur footprints indicates that they passed through the aforementioned area."

He considered the event a "normal thing" that takes place all over the world, pointing out that the speech's goal is to preserve the place and not touch it, and to allow for future research conducted by the ministry in the region.

Al-Makawi said in an exclusive interview with "Sky News Arabia": He informed the concerned authorities and the security forces to protect the place, pointing to the discovery of antiquities years ago in the Batha area, adjacent to the town of Ghosta.

The town of Ghosta is located on the heights of the coastal city of Jounieh, north of Beirut, and is about 300 meters above sea level.

The local official continued, "These discoveries, according to archaeologists, date back 125 million years, meaning that they are among the oldest traces of dinosaurs discovered in the world."

Al-Makawi explained the history of the geography of the place, saying: "According to experts and historians, the Ghosta Jounieh area extended horizontally, and it resembled a plain like a wide beach."

He added, "According to microscopic studies, several dinosaurs were passing by the place near the shore."

He pointed out that the place where the dinosaur tracks were discovered is "private property, and the matter is currently in the custody of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, which began guarding the place."

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