▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁on ▁a ▁nearby ▁farm ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁very ▁well ▁preserved ▁foss il ised ▁foot steps ▁were ▁discovered ▁d ating ▁back ▁ 2 5 0 ▁million ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁Perm ian ▁Period , ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁well ▁preserved ▁Brad ys aur us ▁foot print . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁foss il ised ▁remains ▁of ▁other ▁pre - din osa ur ▁cre atures ▁such ▁as ▁P are ias a urs , ▁D ino ce ph ali ans , ▁and ▁Ther aps ids ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁pale ont ological ▁sites ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁F oss ils ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁Perm ian ▁period ▁re pt iles ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area : ▁ ▁P are ias aur us ▁ ▁Di ict odon ▁ ▁Str uth io ce phal us ▁ ▁Geography ▁F ras er burg ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁Kar oo ▁plate au , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Nu we vel d ▁Mountains . ▁▁▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁- although ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁extent ▁as - ▁nearby ▁S uther land , ▁F ras er burg ' s ▁ar id ▁climate ▁and ▁remote ▁location ▁make ▁its ▁night ▁sk ies ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁clear est ▁and ▁dark est . ▁The ▁teles cop es ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Astronom ical ▁Observ atory ▁ ▁list ▁located ▁roughly ▁ 9 5 km ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of