Paluxy River
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Paluxy River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a tributary of the Brazos River. It is formed by the convergence of the North Paluxy River and the South Paluxy River. It is best known for numerous dinosaur footprints found in its bed near Glen Rose, Texas at the Dinosaur Valley State Park. The Paluxy River became famous for controversy in the early 1900's when locals found dinosaur and supposed human footprints in the same rock layer. Consequently Glen Rose, Texas regularly attracts thousands of visitors to the area, especially to the Dinosaur Valley State Park which features many dinosaur prints and to the Creation Evidence Museum where the history of human footprint findings has been documented. However, these anachronistic human footprints were shown to be either mistaken interpretation and even some outright fakes[1]. The Paluxy River is subject to severe flash floods which remove overburden and also wash away the many rock layers. Erosion of footprints is rapid and many have been swept away in the floods. Prints outside the normal river flow are the best preserved.
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- Paluxy River from the Handbook of Texas Online
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