Mizur Formation

[4] This member is composed mostly of the product of the regional erosion of older layers — conglomerates, gravelstones, quartz sandstones, and others — that were deposited in a mostly continental setting.

[4] In some outcrops the Fytyn Member is absent, as result of a regional uplift, with the sedimentary material transported from this area to central parts of the Greater Caucasus.

[4] The Faraskat section began its deposition when the local layers were accompanied by a slow subsidence of the land and sedimentation on the previously denuded area.

[5] The Faraskat sequence represents the first proper coastal deposit in the unit and is composed by a mixture of coarse material, as well as wood fragments and siderite, with some layers being highly bioturbated.

[4] The transition between the Faraskat and Mizur members is gradual, forming a large sedimentary cycle from clayey to sandstone-dominated rocks.

[3] The Mizur Member contains numerous fragments of plants — stems, wood, and leaves — suggesting a clear influence of nearby emerged settings.

Some alterations near the tracks have been interpreted as derived from displaced sediments moved by the dinosaur upper limb during a search for burrowing organisms.

Amaltheus margaritatus specimen
Sauropodomorphs similar to Mussaurus may have left these footprints
Small theropods similar to Procompsognathus may have left these footprints
Medium theropods similar to Piatnitzkysaurus may have left these footprints
Small ornithischians similar to Lesothosaurus may have left these footprints