Details for Dinosaur Tracks
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5425001226
Data
| Marker Number | 1226 |
| Atlas Number | 5425001226 |
| Marker Title | Dinosaur Tracks |
| Index Entry | Dinosaur Tracks |
| Address | Vernon and Elm St. |
| City | Glen Rose |
| County | Somervell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 617178 |
| UTM Northing | 3567188 |
| Subject Codes | archeology; animals |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | northeast corner of courthouse square |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Formed 100,000,000 years ago, tracks of 3 kinds of dinosaurs are preserved in the limestone below Paluxy River. Types include Acrocanthosaurus (a meat-eater), Camptosaurus (plant-eater who left 3-toed bird-like tracks), and Pleurocoelus (a plant-eater who made huge 5-toed prints). For years following their discovery (about 1910), the tracks remained a novelty. When Paluxy River ran low, farmers caught catfish stranded in them. Excavations by a prominent museum and several universities in 1938 brought the tracks to the attention of the world. (1970) |