113 million-year-old dinosaur track exposed due to drought

A drought that has turned vast areas of the American West into a tinderbox has unveiled a discovery in Texas

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The prints were mostly left by Acrocanthosaurus - a theropod that is 15 feet . stood and weighed 7 tons

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They emerged in recent weeks as the Palxi River dried up almost completely in much of dinosaur valley state park in Glen Rose

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The tracks are only the latest discoveries uncovered by falling water levels due to droughts in both the US and abroad

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The tracks belonged to dinosaur Sauroposidon, 60 feet long and weighing more than 97,000 pounds

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A Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife spokesman said in an email.

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"Being able to discover these discoveries and experience new dinosaur tracks is always an exciting time in the park!" added Garcia.

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