Question

4* dinosaur valley state park
1 dinosaur valley state park is located in glen rose, texas. it covers 1,587 acres of land. visitors come from miles around to view the giant dinosaur tracks left on the bed of the paluxy river, a tributary of the brazos river. most of the tracks are sauropod tracks left by sauroposeidon proteles. these tracks are large elephant - like tracks.
2 the other type of tracks that can be seen are theropod tracks. these tracks are smaller and often show a distinct three - toed pattern. these tracks are believed to have been made by the acrocanthosaurus, a smaller relative to the tyrannosaurus rex.
3 in 1908, a flood destroyed bridges and culverts on the river and scoured the riverbed. a year later, a nine - year - old boy named george adams discovered a large, three - toed track in the limestone bed of the river.
4 nearly 30 years later, r.t. bird, a fossil collector for the american museum of natural history in new york, saw one of the tracks in a shop in new mexico. he wanted to check it out for himself, so he headed to texas. he discovered that there were not only the three - toed theropod tracks, but also what looked like sauropod tracks. this was the first proof that sauropods walked on land.
4* based on the information in the passage, which of the following is most likely the authors point of view?
a the park is a great place to learn the history of dinosaurs.
b there are more tracks that still need to be discovered.
c dinosaur tracks are difficult to find and study.
d visitors should not be able to view the tracks.

Explanation:

The passage describes Dinosaur Valley State Park, its dinosaur tracks, and how they were discovered. It implies that the park is a place where one can view and learn about dinosaur history. Option B has no basis in the text as there's no mention of undiscovered tracks. Option C is incorrect as the text shows tracks were found. Option D is contrary to the text which says visitors come to view the tracks.

Answer:

A. The park is a great place to learn the history of dinosaurs.