A dried river flowing through the Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas revealed tracks of a 113-million-year-old huge reptile. The dry weather exposed these tracks under the river, said Stephanie Salinas Garcia of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Images of tracks showed a three-toed footprint extending to the riverbed in a southern US state. This image was posted on Facebook and captioned, “one of the longest dinosaur trackways in the world.”
Garcia explained, “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.” She continued, “under normal river conditions these newer tracks are underwater and are commonly filled in with sediments, making them buried and not as visible.”
The most recent tracks found were of the Acrocanthosaurus weighing 6,350 kilograms (approx. seven tons) and standing 15 feet (4.5 meters) in height. Also, the tracks of an adult Sauro Poseidon which weighed 44 tons and stood 60 feet tall, were found
Situated in the inland area southwest of the city of Dallas, according to its website, the state park was once located on the edge of an ancient ocean, resulting in dinosaurs leaving their footprints in the mud. Though the drought exposed these tracks, rain as per the weather forecast would soon cover the tracks.
Garcia stated, “while they will soon be buried again by the rain and the river, Dinosaur Valley State Park, will continue to protect these 113-million-year-old tracks not only for the present but future generations.”
