Texas Flood Volunteer Unearths Mysterious 35-Foot Dinosaur Tracks Hidden for Millions of Years
Ever wonder what it’s like to stumble upon a 110-million-year-old set of giant footprints — not on some far-off expedition, but right in your own backyard? Well, hold onto your hats, because that’s exactly what happened in Travis County, Texas, when July’s massive floods decided to wash away more than just dirt and debris. They revealed 15 colossal tracks, each measuring a staggering 18 to 20 inches long, that paleontologists believe were left by the formidable Acrocanthosaurus — a 35-foot-long carnivore that could’ve very well been the prehistoric equivalent of your neighborhood’s top predator. Now, who wouldn’t want to find out if this ancient beast was out on a lonely stroll, or if it brought its friends along for the Jurassic party? Dive into this fascinating discovery that’s shaking up what we thought we knew about Texas’ dino-tastic past. LEARN MORE
Each measuring about 18 to 20 inches long, the tracks are believed to have been made approximately 110 million years ago by an Acrocanthosaurus, a 35-foot-long carnivore.
Carl Stover/CNNThe debris, brush, and sediment washed away by the July floods revealed 15 dinosaur tracks.
The massive floods that swept through Texas this July uncovered 115-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Travis County. A volunteer discovered the footprints while helping with post-flood clean-up, and so far, 15 tracks have been identified.
Paleontologists had already identified other dinosaur footprints on the same property in the 1980s, further illuminating this site’s prehistoric past.
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