SAN ANGELO – The Permian era tracks in stone at the San Angelo State Park are now high and dry thanks to the drought and easy to see in Little Foot Draw.
According to information at the site, "At about 300 million years old, the nearby Permian Period tracks are unique and uncommon, occurring in only a few places around the world. These tracks were made 90 million years before the dinosaurs! Although we can't be sure what animals made these tracks, we do know who was roaming around at that time. Extra-large primitive amphibians like Eryops and reptile-like creatures called synapsids, predecessors to mammals, such as Dimetrodon are two examples. Scientists have discovered 26 different trackways in Little Foot Draw.
Watch the video below of the Permian Tracks:
![Robert "Bob" Isaacks was an avid hunter and owned a ranch in Val Verde County called The Pistol Ranch, named after his dog.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_compact_extra_large/public/2023-11/hunter-isaacks.jpg?h=5cbc94eb&itok=AaQWb9Xq "Robert "Bob" Isaacks was an avid hunter and owned a ranch in Val Verde County called The Pistol Ranch, named after his dog.")
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