Paluxy River
Videos
The Paluxy River, also known as Paluxy Creek, 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 South Paluxy R
Part of the river in 2009
Dinosaur track by the river
Slab of the trackway mounted at the AMNH, with Apatosaurus in the background
Collapsed track with an elongated shape
Roland T. Bird
Videos
Roland Thaxter Bird was an American palaeontologist. He is best known for his discovery of fossil trackways, including the first scientifically documented sauropod tracks, in the Glen Rose Formation n
Paluxy River
…the boy's teacher recognized them as dinosaur tracks. Large-scale scientific excavation and documentation were first carried out by paleontologist Roland T. Bird from 1935. The tracks were found in Lower Cretaceous limestone of the Glen Rose Formation. One of the most well-known discoveries made by Bird was the…
Bird measuring a Brontosaurus impression in 1952
Workers preparing a slab with tracks formed by a Sauropod and another dinosaur for removal from the Paluxy River Basin