Did you know there was a Texas Technosaurus?

  • PREHISTORIC ANIMAL skeletons are often found in West Texas—including “Texas Technosaurus,” which was found in Big Bend National Park by paleontologists from Texas Tech University and named in honor of the university, according to a Museum of Texas Tech guide. Discoveries, such as that of a recent tooth of a giant ground sloth, continue to occur in the Lubbock area as well. | TxDOT
    PREHISTORIC ANIMAL skeletons are often found in West Texas—including “Texas Technosaurus,” which was found in Big Bend National Park by paleontologists from Texas Tech University and named in honor of the university, according to a Museum of Texas Tech guide. Discoveries, such as that of a recent tooth of a giant ground sloth, continue to occur in the Lubbock area as well. | TxDOT
    LUBBOCK — Stunning discoveries sometimes lie just below the surface. A recent archeological excavation in the Lubbock area unearthed some colossal creatures. And the discoveries are just beginning.“During the environmental review for Loop 88, TxDOT contracted an archeological survey,” said Chris Ringstaff, project planner with TxDOT’s environmental affairs divisi...

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