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United States: Drought uncovers Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago at state park in Texas

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, revealing tracks from Acrocanthosaurus dinosaurs that lived some 113 million years ago. Photos of dinosaur tracks went viral on social media.

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Updated Aug 24, 2022, 07:21 IST

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago uncovered at Dinosaur Valley State Park (Photo: US Park media handout)

Texas in the United States is facing the worst drought since 2011. The drought dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas revealing dinosaur tracks from from around 113 million years ago.

Photos of dinosaur tracks went viral on social media. Images posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints. These footprints led down a dry tree-lined riverbed in Texas. It is reportedly the longest dinosaur trackway in the world.

As per Stephanie Salinas Garcia of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, these dinosaur tracks are visible due to 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 AFP.

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These tracks generally remain underwater. They are commonly filled within the sediment, which makes them buried and not as visible, she added. Most tracks that have recently been revealed belong to Acrocanthosaurus, which weighed nearly seven tons as an adult, It was reportedly 15 feet tall.

Another species of dinosaur that left tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park was Sauroposeidon. 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.

According to the US Drought Monitor, around 60 percent of Texas was facing drought in two of the most intense categories. Recently, the US state has also witnessed witnessing intense heatwave.

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