Footprints from a dinosaur that lived millions of years ago have been found in Texas after drought conditions caused a river to dry up at Dinosaur Valley State Park.
A park spokesperson said tracks that were recently found belong to a theropod called Acrocanthosaurus and a sauropod called Sauroposeidon. The creatures likely made the footprints around 113 million years ago.
“Due to the excessive drought conditions this past summer, the river dried up completely in most locations, allowing for more tracks to be uncovered here in the park,” the spokesperson said. “Under normal river conditions, these newer tracks are under water and are commonly filled in with sediment, making them buried and not as visible. Being able to find these discoveries and experience new dinosaur tracks is always an exciting time at the park!”
According to CNN, more than 60 percent of Texas experienced drought conditions last week following triple-digit heat waves.
william g
Must have been droughts and global warming back then too because they were in mud down where the water is today.
richard r
cool ,guess the fight between darwins evolution goes on. is it 10,000 or 10,000,000 years old?
Rick S
And who exactly says this stuff? A park spokesman?? Doesn’t sound like you need a science degree to be a park spokesman, and is *anyone really qualified to say these unknown tracks are either “dinosaur” tracks (which there are arguments against them ever existing) or 113 million years old, and the age of the Earth is definitely in question. Personally I take a look the biblical view that it’s 6,000yrs old and I haven’t seen the Bible be wrong yet. I always have to laugh at any of these claims and how they automatically get taken as fact without question.
M V
Funny how they emphasize 113 million years ago. 11 x 3 = 33
Charles R
What a great find, hope they made the most out of this drought discovery as I bet they are now covered again. I was about 40 miles east of Dallas on I-30 at dusk on Sunday Aug. 23 on my way to Laredo, TX when the skies opened up in a rainstorm I have never seen the likes of in my 66 years. The Dallas area received 10 inches or more and I just made it through before the Interstates got shut down from flooding.