The catastrophic flooding in Central Texas this July uncovered a prehistoric treasure in Travis County, where volunteer cleanup efforts led to the discovery of dinosaur tracks estimated to be over 100 million years old. These tracks, which belonged to a meat-eating dinosaur similar to the Acrocanthosaurus, were exposed as floodwaters swept away debris, providing a rare glimpse into the distant past.
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Dinosaur Tracks Unearthed by Floods
In the wake of the deadly floods that ravaged Texas Hill Country, a volunteer clearing debris in the Sandy Creek area stumbled upon 15 large, three-clawed dinosaur footprints scattered across the rocky terrain. The footprints, each about 18 to 20 inches long, belong to carnivorous dinosaurs that once roamed the area around 110 to 115 million years ago.
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The Role of Sandy Creek in Preserving the Tracks
Matthew Brown, a paleontologist from the University of Texas at Austin, explained that the tracks were preserved in rock layers from the Glen Rose Formation, which is around 110 million years old. The Sandy Creek waterway, cutting through these ancient layers, was crucial in uncovering the tracks during the flood. This discovery offers valuable insights into the creatures that inhabited the region during the Cretaceous period…