When we drove down to visit my Gramma Roo in
Texas in December of 2011, we went to this fantastic museum called the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country. Although pretty small, the museum was still utterly fantastic! Built next to a number of
tracks from the
Cretaceous Period, the museum was an excellent way to learn all about the local paleontology and geology of Canyon Lake and the surrounding area! First off, we have a picture of a reconstructed theropod
dinosaur named
Acrocanthosaurus, the presumed trackmaker.
Next, we have a ton of pictures of the
trackways and footprints that are assumed to belong to
Acrocanthosaurus!
Now, in the picture below, do you see the parallel marks leading towards the
Acrocanthosaurus reconstruction? Those are thought to be the track of an odd-looking
snail whose shell is really long and kind of flops over to the side, where it drags and leaves that mark! Pretty crazy, huh!
Before we left, I looked around and found a lot of fossils all over the place! The area was chock-full of them!
On our way out, we passed by this enormous
ammonite. It had to be two feet wide, at least! It was incredible!
HERE is a link to the website for the museum! It is most definitely a place worth checking out if you are ever down in that area!
Next, we have a ton of pictures of the trackways and footprints that are assumed to belong to Acrocanthosaurus!
Now, in the picture below, do you see the parallel marks leading towards the Acrocanthosaurus reconstruction? Those are thought to be the track of an odd-looking snail whose shell is really long and kind of flops over to the side, where it drags and leaves that mark! Pretty crazy, huh!
Before we left, I looked around and found a lot of fossils all over the place! The area was chock-full of them!
HERE is a link to the website for the museum! It is most definitely a place worth checking out if you are ever down in that area! 
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