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The Paluxy River or the Paluxy Creek is a tributary of the Brazos River formed by the North Paluxy River and the South Paluxy River converging near Bluff Dale, Texas. The river flows 29 miles before joining the Brazos near Glen Rose, south central Somervell County. The river is known for a number of dinosaur footprints found in its bed in what is now the Dinosaur Valley State Park. Most dinosaur tracks were found in Cretaceous limestone. One of the most famous tracks shows the chase sequence, containing the tracks of a herd of sauropods followed by at least one theropod. The tracks in the Paluxy River were originally discovered in 1938 by paleontologist Roland Bird. The discovery and their documenting and publishing made the site famous with researchers and tourists.
Glen Rose, Texas
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