Severe drought in Texas, United States has led to a massive yet mysterious discovery after huge footprints dating back to 113 million years were found in Dinosaur Valley State Park. As per US media reports, mysterious footprints emerged after extreme drought conditions dried up a river, and later it was revealed they belonged to Dinosaur. Texas Dinosaur footprint discovery took place when drought dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park. Notably, Texas has been facing the worst drought since 2011 and therefore drying up multiple rivers.
Revealing more on Texas Dinosaur footprints discovery, after they were found photos and videos went viral on social media in no time. In the Texas Dinosaur viral photos, it can be seen footprints led down a dry tree-lined riverbed. Reports further state that Dinosaur Valley State Park is the longest dinosaur trackway in the world.s ago. The footprints were discovered in the Paluxy River as its water level receded due to the major drought that has parched parts of northern Texas this summer. The Dinosaur Valley State Park is located near Glen Rose, southwest of Dallas.
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Dinosaur footprints in Texas State Park
US media quoted Stephanie Salinas Garcia of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department who said that the discovery was due to severe drought and dry weather. "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," said Garcia as quoted by multiple US media outlets.
Furthermore, Garcia informed that most of the tracks that have been revealed belong to Acrocanthosaurus. An Acrocanthosaurus generally weighs seven tons as an adult, It was reportedly 15 feet tall. Not only this species, but Sauroposeidon also left tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park. It was 60 feet tall and weigh about 44 tons as an adult. The park is located in an inland area southwest of the city of Dallas. As per the park's website, it was once on the edge of an ancient ocean and dinosaurs left footprints in the mud.
As per the futurity.org report, researchers believe that dinosaurs died 66 million years ago after an asteroid slammed into Earth. However, many theories and research also state that the extinction of dinosaurs from Earth was led by a series of volcanic eruptions or some other global calamity. Whatever the truth might be, the Texas Dinosaur footprint has indeed filled excitement into Americans and especially among the researchers.