It is acknowledged on the signs at Dinosaur Valley State Park that the Paluxy River is eroding the tracks away, and that if something isn t done they will soon be gone. So, let s do something to save them. The state of Texas should divert the Paluxy River around the dinosaur tracks by digging a canal and making two dams at the bottom of the horseshoe as shown on the map at the right. This would not only preserve the tracks, it would make them visible all year and increase park revenues. If either of the first two theories is correct, there should be many perfectly preserved dinosaur tracks right where we propose digging the canal.
Bulldozers can rapidly remove all the overburden down to the top layer of limestone.
Then, geologists can carefully excavate the dinosaur tracks that have been protected by the top limestone layer. These dinosaur tracks can be relocated to a museum. Then, the bulldozers can finish digging the ditch, and the water can be diverted around the traditional tracks. Two dams can keep the water from flowing along the old course of the river. So, now we ve gone out on a limb.