As we showed you yesterday, drought-stricken rivers can reveal some pretty gnarly stuff once they start to dry up.
Now check out what they found recently at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas:
I'm sorry, but I'm starting to have more of a positive outlook on droughts.
Just kidding, I'm not.
But this is pretty awesome.
Dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago have been uncovered at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas after a severe drought dried up a river.
Situated alongside the Paluxy River outside Fort Worth, Dinosaur Valley State Park allows visitors to observe dinosaur tracks and camp along 20 miles of trails. It was one of the many areas impacted by a statewide drought last week.
Now, from what I've read this is a pretty normal occurrence. The river goes mostly dry every year during the summer and folks go around digging up dinosaur tracks from millions of years ago. But this year the river dried up completely in most areas, and enthusiasts came across what are thought to be never before seen dinosaur tracks.
Check it out:
"One of the longest dinosaur trackways in the world."
Pretty neat, huh?
I wish I lived in North Texas.
Totally would've been out there.
Normally covered by water and sediment, the new tracks in the riverbed are now clearly visible to visitors.
The tracks are believed to belong to two species, including the theropod Acrocanthosaurus, which stood about 15 feet tall and weighed 7 tons.
Some of the tracks have also been attributed to the Sauroposeidon, which was a towering 60 feet tall and weighed close to 44 tons.
I'm glad these creatures are long gone, cuz that's intimidating as heck.
Here's video from the Texas search:
See, sometimes drought can be a good thing.
Hopefully we don't go out like the dinos though.
In case you need a fact check, here's Snopes:
Fact check: True!
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