US: Dinosaur footprints found in Texas park due to drought [FOTOS]

drought in Texas the bed of the river that flows through Dinosaur Valley State Park and found footprints of giant reptiles that lived about 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday.

The images are broadcast on facebook show three-toed footprints running along a dry riverbed in this southern California state USA. It is “one of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world,” according to a post accompanying the images.

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Stephanie Salinas-Garciafrom the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said the dry weather made them visible.

“Due to the extreme drought last summer, the river dried up completely in most places, allowing more footprints to be found in the park,” he said.

“Under normal river conditions, these new footprints are underwater and are usually filled with sediment that buries them and makes them less visible,” he continued. Garcia.

Most of the newly discovered traces correspond to acrocanthosaurusweighing approximately 6350 kg as an adult and about 4.5 meters tall.

Another dinosaur sauroposeidonHe also walked in the park. He was about 18 meters tall and weighed 44 tons.

It is located in the inner zone southwest of the city. Dallas, This park was once on the edge of an ancient ocean, and the dinosaurs left their footprints in the mud, according to its website.

However, rain is expected, which will surely cover the newly discovered tracks again.

‘Though soon they’ll be buried again rain and river, Dinosaur Valley State Park will continue to protect these 113 million footprints not only for this generation, but for generations to come,” he said. Garcia.

(According to AFP)