With the lowering of the water level, the footprints of dinosaurs from 110 million years ago were discovered.

In the summer of 2023, Texas experienced a record-breaking heatwave and worsening drought conditions, leading a group of explorers to make a remarkable discovery: new footprints of colossal dinosaurs believed to date back approximately 110 million years. Paleontologist Paul Baker stated, "We had not seen this many dinosaur tracks before." He described the experience of seeing something that no one else has seen as thrilling, akin to a treasure hunt.

Dinosaur Valley State Park, located about an hour and a half south of Dallas, is home to a significant number of dinosaur footprints, including those of sauropods and theropods that lived in the area nearly 113 million years ago. This area is popular among visitors for activities such as fishing, swimming, and kayaking in the Paluxy River. With the lowering of water levels in the summer of 2023, more ancient traces became visible. Severe drought conditions had expanded across parts of Texas since June.

Scientists have determined that the newly discovered footprints likely belong to two species of theropods: an Acrocanthosaurus, weighing up to 7 tons, and a sauropod known as Paluxysaurus, which weighs approximately 44 tons.

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