<![CDATA[Texas found new dinosaur tracks after a river dried up because of the drought]]> https://usagag.com/2022/08/24/texas-found-new-dinosaur-tracks-after-a-river-dried-up-because-of-the-drought/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://usagag.com Texas found new dinosaur tracks after a river dried up because of the drought Dinosaur Valley State Park is near Fort Worth along the Paluxy River. It has 20 miles of trails where people can camp and see dinosaur tracks. It was one of many places in the state that were affected by a drought last week.

"Due to the extreme drought this past summer, the river dried up completely in most places," Stephanie Salinas Garcia from the park's press office told CBS News. This made it possible to find more tracks in the park.
Dino tracks from around 113 million years ago have been uncovered at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas from a severe drought drying up a river.
Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago have been uncovered at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas from a severe drought drying up a river.
Dinosaur Valley Park / Paul Bake
Visitors can now see the new tracks in the riverbed that used to be hidden by water and mud.

The tracks are thought to be from two different species, including the theropod Acrocanthosaurus, which stood about 15 feet tall and weighed 7 tons.

Some of the tracks have also been linked to the giant 60-foot-tall Sauroposeidon, which weighed close to 44 tons.
The tracks are believed to belong to two types of dinos, including the Acrocanthosaurus.
The tracks are believed to belong to two types of dinos, including the Acrocanthosaurus.
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"It's always exciting to find these discoveries and see new dinosaur tracks at the park," Garcia said.

Rain is coming, so the new tracks will likely be buried again soon. But park visitors won't be able to see them for a while, and they won't be able to see them for a while, but the sediment helps protect the tracks from weathering and erosion.

"Even though the rain and river will soon cover them up again, Dinosaur Valley State Park will continue to protect these 113-million-year-old tracks for future generations as well as those who live now," Garcia said.
Dinosaur State Valley Park was one of the many areas impacted by a state-wide drought last week. 
Dinosaur State Valley Park was one of the many areas impacted by a statewide drought last week. 
Dinosaur Valley Park / Paul Bake

As hot weather and the climate crisis cause water levels to drop in the US and around the world, the new dinosaur tracks are just the latest strange things to be found. The fourth set of human remains was found at Lake Mead in Utah earlier this month.

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