Newly uncovered dinosaur tracks at Texas's Dinosaur Valley State Park date back to 113 million years ago
Dinosaur tracks were uncovered in the Paluxy River as its water level receded due to the major drought. Credit: Paul Baker/Friends of Dinosaur Valley State Park via Storyful
"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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "Under normal river conditions, these newer tracks are underwater and are commonly filled in with sediment, making them buried and not as visible.
The newly unearthed footprints in the river belong to the Acrocanthosaurus, what officials described as a dinosaur that stood about 15 feet tall and weighed close to seven tons as an adult. Meanwhile, they said an adult Sauroposeidon stood about 60 feet tall and weighed about 44 tons.The park said the tracks belong to the Acrocanthosaurus and date back to 113 million years ago. the parks said it is likely the prehistoric tracks will soon be buried again beneath the river water.
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