How old are the tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park?
How old are the tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park? Dinosaur Valley State Park is home to world-class examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks. During the Cretaceous Age, dinosaurs left tracks in the soft mud of a shallow sea that covered central Texas 113 million years ago.
Why is it called Dinosaur Valley State Park?
The National Park Service has designated this park as a National Natural Landmark because of the outstanding display of dinosaur tracks. You can't miss the models of an Apatosaurus (70 feet) and Tyrannosaurus rex (45 feet) near headquarters. The fiberglass models were on display at the 1964-65 New York's World's Fair.