The Paluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas courses down the center of Dinosaur Valley State Park. Renowned for its dinosaur tracks, the park is also becoming infamous for something else; and their not the only site.
Taylor Trail
Taylor Trail, located near the riverbed of the Paluxy River, was first excavated in 1969 by Stan Taylor. He worked on the site until 1972 and uncovered not only dinosaur tracks but what were also believed to be two human footprints.
By 1994 a total of 14 human footprints had been uncovered amongst some 134 dinosaur tracks. The human prints are said to be 11.5 inches long and follow a right and left sequence consistent with that of a walking human.
Reportedly, one can clearly see five toes, an arch and a heel of a foot in a few of the 14 human footprints. Dr. Don Patton has taken over the site and alleges there is 2.6 feet of space between each print and that the individual who made them would have been six feet four inches tall.
McFall Trail
Located upstream from the Taylor Trail, the McFall Trail allegedly boasts 15 human footprints. At 10 inches in length, some of the prints are even said to be located within dinosaur tracks. Again it is reported that toes, an arch and a heel can be discerned in some of the human prints.
The Ryals Track
Named after Jim Ryals, the man who discovered it in the 1930’s, the Ryals Track is said to be that of a single, left human footprint. Dr. Patton photographed his own bare foot within the track and it reportedly fit perfectly.
The Ryals Track is one of three tracks said to have been destroyed after Dr. Patton discussed it at a conference in Tennessee. According to the story, the day after the conference commenced two prominent evolutionists flew to the Texas sites and destroyed whatever they could find.
The Burdick Track
Discovered in 110 million year old Cretaceous limestone in Cross Branch (a tributary of Paluxy River), this single, human footprint is said to have been put through a battery of tests and experiments to confirm its authenticity.
At 13.25 inches in length, it has been reported the print was left by someone who was running.
New Mexico Track
In 1987, in the Robledos Mountains of New Mexico, Jerry MacDonald is said to have discovered a single human footprint amongst the tracks of long extinct large mammals and birds.
News of this was a closely guarded secret until 1992 when the Smithsonian Magazine revealed this find in its July, 1992 issue.
Please visit these sites for photographs and more information:
www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks.htm
www.badarchaeology.net/data/ooparts/paluxy.php