The tracks at the park date back 113 million years and the majority of them belong to two species.
An Acrocanthosaurus would stand about 15 feet tall as an adult and weight close to seven tons. Sauroposeidon would be about 60 feet tall and weigh about 44 tons as an adult.is anticipated to cover them again. The visibility of all the tracks at the park depends on the amount of rainfall in the area, and while the tracks uncovered by the drought will soon be buried again, the sediment actually helps protect them from natural weathering and erosion.
"While they will soon be buried again by the rain and the river, Dinosaur Valley State Park will continue to protect these 113-million year old tracks not only for present, but future generations," Garcia said.
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