Drought in Texas reveals dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago

The incredible dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas

Drought conditions in Texas, in the US, have revealed dinosaur tracks on a riverbed.

The well-preserved tracks at the Dinosaur Valley State Park are 113 million years old and belong to a dinosaur known as the Acrocanthosaurus.

Normally hidden under water and mud, the fossilised dino prints haven't been seen for 22 years.

Park superintendent Jeff Davis says they are some of the best preserved tracks in the world.

How have the tracks become visible?

The acrocanthosaurus is thought to have walked about 100ft along the trail

A severe drought in Texas has left river levels very low across the state with some drying up all together.

Nearly all of Texas is suffering from the drought according to the US Drought Monitor.

The river in Dinosaur Valley State Park has been exposed to extreme heat and dry conditions, causing the river to dry up, revealing the tracks.

What would the Acrocanthosaurus have been like?

This re-construction shows what the Acrocanthosaurus would have looked like

Superintendent Davis told BBC News the tracks found on the riverbed are known as "lone ranger" tracks.

This means that just one Acrocanthosaurus made them whilst walking across the state park.

The dinos were three-toed creatures, who would have been around 15ft tall, Mr Davis explained.

The Acrocanthosaurus would have hunted another dinosaur known as the Sauroposeidon. Sauroposeidons were around 60 ft tall with very long necks!

Acrocanthosaurus would have eaten Sauroposeidons, whose tracks can also be found in the park!

Although not all droughts are because of climate change, but extreme heat and dry conditions around the world are drawing moisture from the Earth and making drought conditions worse.

The Earth has already warmed by 1.2C since the 1840's and unless governments around the world take action, such as reducing the burning of fossil fuels, it will keep getting warmer.