Dinosaur Valley
R. Gastã o Medeiros Forte, Sousa
Description:
The Valley of Dinosaurs in Paraiba is one of the most important paleontological reserves in the world. On the territory of the reserve there are many fossilized traces of 80 species of dinosaurs.
The territory of the Valley of the Dinosaurs exceeds 1,700 square kilometers, it is located near the city of Sousa 470 kilometers from João Pesoa. The main attraction of the park is a trail with 43 preserved prints of ancient carnivores that lived in the Jurassic period on this territory. The foot length of the ancient dinosaur that left these footprints exceeds 40 centimeters, and the age of these fingerprints is estimated at 137 million years.
The Dinosaur Valley is officially recognized by paleontologists as the most important zone, preserving the largest number of fossil footprints per square meter of surface.
Several fossil remains of ancient microorganisms and fragments of skeletons of prehistoric animals have been preserved in the park. On the territory of the Valley of Dinosaurs there is a museum, which presents sculptures of predatory lizards and dinosaurs that once lived on this land.