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Santisteban del Puerto

Dinosaur footprints Natural Monument

This is one of two sites in Andalucia with dinosaur prints. The 24 prints cover an area of sandstone only 20m² on a site near Santisteban del Puerto, northeast of Úbeda. They date from the Late Triassic period over 230 million years ago, but the prints are still a mystery since scientists have been unable to identify the species of dinosaur that made the prints.

Santisteban del Puerto

Santisteban del Puerto has been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by the numerous and interesting archaeological remains found in the area, among which the cave paintings of Apolinario and treasures such as Perotito and Alameda, which are kept in the National and Provincial Archaeological Museums, stand out. It has about 4800 inhabitants.