User:Madeline Allleft/ichnites sites of Asturias

The ichnites sites of Asturias cover the councils of Gijón, Villaviciosa, Colunga, and Ribadesella in that autonomous community in Spain. They consist of tracks and remains from the Jurassic period, of which nine sites stand out where 446 tracks have been found. The ichnites from the La Griega beach, belonging to a large sauropod whose foot impression reaches about 130 cm in diameter, are the largest found in Spain to date and are among the largest in the world.

These sites can be explored along the so-called Dinosaur Coast:


 * Merón beach, the cliffs of Oles and the lighthouse and port of Tazones (Villaviciosa).
 * the cliffs of Lastres and the La Griega beach (Colunga).
 * the Vega beach, the cliffs of Tereñes and the Santa Marina beach (Ribadesella).

By Decree 45/2001, of April 19, the ichnites sites of Asturias were declared a natural monument, and by Decree 170/2014, of December 29, the Special Conservation Area Ichnites Sites (ES1200047) was declared, within the Natura 2000 network.