This summer has not been too kind to us, and the lack of rain is a big part of the misery. HOWEVER, some good has come from this drought!
Researchers at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose recently uncovered prehistoric dinosaur footprints that only became visible because of the drought!
Video shows park volunteers brushing away dried silt and dirt to reveal the hidden prints, which likely belonged to an Acrocanthosaurus, which resembled a Tyrannosaurus rex.
According to Dallas Morning News, the predator stood 15-feet-tall weighed roughly 14,000 pounds!
A second pair of tracks likely belonged to a long-necked Sauropodseiden, which could reach more than 100 feet tall and 88,000 pounds. Sauropodseiden also happens to be the official state dinosaur of Texas!
Unfortunately, the tracks will not remain in place forever.
The tracks will not remain indefinitely.
Park superintendent Jeff Davis says they will be reburied and filled with sediment after a good rain or two, which will help prevent them from eroding away, though eventually the tracks will fully erode.
