According to Stephanie Salinas Garcia, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner, the footprints date back 113 million years.
A new Jurassic Park in the USA? This is the idea that pops up on social networks after the release of unpublished images. Of Dinosaur footprints came to light on Tuesday, August 23, in a dry Texas river.
Massive dinosaur footprints have been uncovered in a dry river bed amid a historic drought in Texas. Experts say the footprints belonged to a 60-foot, 44-ton dinosaur called Sauroposeidon about 113 million years ago.
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So far, these footprints from the Jurassic period have been covered. But since historical drought affecting the United States, the lack of water in the park’s river led to this discovery. Dinosaur tracks would be likely about 113 million years old according to Stephanie Salinas Garcia, a Texas parks and wildlife official.
“Due to the excessive drought this summer, the river has completely dried up in most places, exposing new tracks in the park,” says Stephanie Salinas Garcia.
A five meter tall dinosaur
The discovery is a sign of fate or a simple coincidence and is located near the city of Dallas in a park called “Dinosaur Valley” due to the presence of many dinosaur footprints in its enclosure. This latest discovery is therefore not as “dangerous” as it seems. In any case, it pleases the park employees and the volunteers who helped clean up to better distinguish them.
DROUGHT REVEALS DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS FROM 113 MILLION YEARS AGO
Dinosaur tracks from about 113 million years ago were found in Texas State Park after a severe drought caused a river to dry up.
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In addition to this historical discovery, it could be one of the longest sequences of dinosaur footprints in the worldso the caption of the photos published by Texas Park.
“Most of the tracks that have recently been discovered at various points along the river in the park are from an acrocanthosaurus,” says Stephanie Salinas Garcia. This adult theropod could measure five meters and weigh seven tons.
1. A severe drought exposed 113-million-year-old dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas.
The tracks belonged to an Acrocanthosaurus.
Superintendent Davis told the BBC that there are an estimated 140 total tracks left by this one dinosaur, of which around 60 are now visible. pic.twitter.com/doKuf535Zo
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The drought, classified as historic, affects the United States. But this time it brings “a certain positive point” with the discovery of these dinosaur stages.