Madar, Yemen

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Madar is a village about 50 km (30 mi) north of the Yemeni capital of

ornithopod dating from 150 million years ago. Footprints of both juveniles and adults were found. The discovery is the first of dinosaur footprints in the Arabian Peninsula, and only a very few fossils have been previously identified in the peninsula. The discovery has since been signposted for tourists, and efforts are underway to list the site with UNESCO. From here, Radhanite traders migrated to various parts of Kerala
whose descendants (converted to Islam) are recognised today under the family name of Madar.

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