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What We Know About the New Dinosaur Tracks Found in Texas (VIDEO)

September 4, 2023/0 Comments/in Featured, Video, Weekly /by Washington Examiner

A recent drought in Texas revealed more dinosaur tracks in one of its state parks.

Dinosaur Valley State Park discovered a new trail of prints left by two different species this week to add to its 20 miles of tracks already mapped by park officials. When the water of the Paluxy River that runs through the park began to dry up, the tracks appeared. They are believed to have been left behind some 110 million years ago by two theropods: one roughly seven-ton Acrocanthosaurus and a 44-ton Sauropodseiden, also known as a Paluxysaurus.

Tracks were first discovered in 1909 following a flood in the area. The first set was decidedly theropod prints, according to the park’s website, but later, more prints would be found, even that of sauropods. In 1972, the park would open as a 1,587-acre dedicated space to preserving the remnants of ancient history. (Read more from “What We Know About the New Dinosaur Tracks Found in Texas (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Dallas Team Makes Dinosaur Discoveries in Alaska

July 21, 2014/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by WFAA

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A dinosaur expedition underway in Alaska will soon turn into a learning experience for North Texans.

Researchers from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science are unearthing evidence of a dinosaur in Denali National Park and Preserve.

Gigantic Footprint in Denali Park Sheds Light on Prehistoric Alaska

September 4, 2012/0 Comments/in Alaska News /by Lori Townsend

Photo credit: Anthony Fiorillo

A recent discovery of an enormous, ancient footprint in Denali National Park is being seen as another indication of how busy the Alaskan landscape was with prehistoric animals coming and going for seasonal food hunting. Anthony Fiorillo is the curator of earth sciences at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. He says the first dinosaur print in Denali was found in 2005. He says that discovery, now on display at the Murie Science & Learning Center was the tip of the iceberg in terms of realizing how much dinosaur activity Denali once contained.

“Every year we’ve been going up there and every year we’ve been documenting dozens or hundreds of new localities. So at this point it’s safe to say that Denali national park actually has thousands of dinosaur foot prints throughout part of the park,” Fiorillo said.

Fiorillo says the new find, a Therizinosaur track was beyond Fang Mountain.

“Once you cross the sanctuary river and looked to the south side of the road, you would be looking all the way out to Toklat camp and even a little bit beyond that, you would be driving through some of the best dinosaur country, anywhere,” Fiorillo said.

Fiorillo says the feathered Therizinosaur was related to both Tyranasaurus rex and the chickadee, with four forward facing toes and peg like teeth suited for chomping vegetation.

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