Dinosaur tracks revealed after Texas drought dries up river

Dinosaur tracks revealed after Texas drought dries up river
August 24, 2022, 2:00 pm

Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago were discovered in Texas after a severe drought dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park. | 📷: Dinosaur Valley State Park/ Agence France-Presse via Inquirer.net #CDNDigital

Images shared by Dinosaur Valley State Park show dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago, discovered in the Texas State Park after severe drought conditions that dried up a river, the park said Monday (August 22) in a statement.

Park spokesperson Stephanie Salinas Garcia told CNN in an email: "Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of the river in the park belong to Acrocanthosaurus. This was a dinosaur that would stand, as an adult, about 15 feet tall and (weigh) close to seven tons."

The other species that left tracks behind at the park in Glen Rose, Texas, was Sauroposeidon, which would be about 60 feet tall and weigh about 44 tons as an adult, Garcia mentioned.

"Being able to find these discoveries and experience new dinosaur tracks is always an exciting time at the park!" Garcia added.

Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state. It is "one of the longest dinosaur trackways in the world," a caption accompanying the images says.

Tracks of a 60-foot dinosaur, 113 million years old, just discovered on a dried-out riverbed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas
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This summer's excessive drought has caused a river in the park to dry out completely in most spots, revealing the tracks -- the latest long-hidden secret recently exposed as bodies of water have dried up due to drought conditions across the globe.

More than 60% of Texas was experiencing drought last week in two of the most intense categories, according to the US Drought Monitor.

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The state also recently has experienced heat waves that pushed temperatures into the triple digits, leaving millions under excessive heat alerts.

Meanwhile, the tracks are expected to be buried again as rain is forecast, said Garcia, who added the process helps protect the tracks from natural weathering and erosion.

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