Drought reveals traces of dinosaurs in the bed of a Texas river

It could be one of the longest series of dinosaur footprints in the world.Due to lack of water, dinosaur footprints so far hidden and probably around 113 million years have come to light in a dried-up riverbed, a park official in Texas, United States, reported on Tuesday. These deep traces were previously buried, filled with sediment and covered with water – which has helped in their preservation. dried up in most places, which revealed new traces in the park,” said Stephanie Salinas Garcia, of the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife. Their discovery delighted the employees of this park, located near the city of Dallas and named “Dinosaur Valley” because of the presence of many dinosaur tracks in its enclosure. It could be one of the longest sequels of dinosaur footprints in the world, according to the caption of these impressive images posted by the park on social networks. We see volunteers helping to clean them in order to better distinguish them. “Most of the tracks that have recently been discovered at different places on the river in the park were left by an Acrocanthosaurus,” said Stephanie Salinas Garcia. Adult, this theropod could measure five meters and weigh seven tons. The traces of dinosaurs in the park date back to 113 million years. HANDOUT / AFPThe Sauroposeidon is the other species of dinosaurs that left its mark in the park, and could measure up to 18 meters high with its long neck and weigh 44 tons as an adult. “Dinosaur tracks in the park date back 113 million years,” added Stephanie Salinas Garcia. The park opened in 1972 to protect these ancient traces, according to its site. But the curious will not be able to admire these new prehistoric footsteps for long, because they will soon be covered with water again with the arrival of the rain.