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Located just outside of Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas, Dinosaur Valley State Park is a 72-acre scenic park with the Paluxy River running through. The park opened in 1972 as a state park and a National Natural Landmark. The reason for the name ‘Dinosaur Valley’ are the tracks found in the Glen Rose Formation in the 1908 in the limestone deposits along the Paluxy River. The footprints were believed by the Young Earth Creationists to be the evidence that humans and dinosaurs lived in the area at the same time but the scientists identified the footprints to belong only to dinosaurs. Some of the discovered ‘footprints’ were created by the local residents to attract tourists and sell moonshine and ‘dinosaur fossils.”
1629 Park Rd 59, Glen Rose, TX 76043, Phone: 254-897-4588
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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