Marker Inscription
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)
About this site
Dinosaur Tracks is a historical marker in Glen Rose, Somervell County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Somervell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2352, -97.7562 near Glen Rose. The nearest cataloged historic site is Somervell County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Somervell County Courthouse, Somervell County Courthouse, and Veterans of the Confederacy, Spanish American War, World War I and II.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5425001226. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
