Photo: Dinosaur Valley State Park
Excessive drought conditions have dried up a river in Texas' Dinosaur Valley State Park. While such climate conditions are not a good sign, one silver lining has gotten park enthusiasts and archeologists excited: dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago were able to be seen on the dried river bed. “Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of the river in the park belong to Acrocanthosaurus. This was a dinosaur that would stand, as an adult, about 15 feet tall and (weighed) close to seven tons,” park spokesperson Stephanie Salinas Garcia told CNN in an email. Under normal weather conditions, the dinosaur tracks would be covered by the river and filled with sediment. "Being able to find these discoveries and experience new dinosaur tracks is always an exciting time at the park!" Garcia stated. These tracks are just one in a series of discoveries due drought-ridden rivers and lakes across the world. Buddhist statues, estimated at 600 years-old, were found in Yangtze River; dozens of German warships, still laden with explosives, appeared in the drying Danube River; and a "Spanish Stonehenge" was revealed in rural Spain's diminishing Valdecanas reservoir.
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