in 1968 Reverend Stanley Taylor from Peoria, IL, who heard about the human tracks in the Paluxy river through the writings of Clifford Burdick and other groups, decided to come down and investigate for himself.
Stan Taylor conducted numerous interviews with old timers, shot 16mm film, and even extended the existing human footprint trails by excavating the overburden along the bank of the river.
Fresh new human and dinosaur tracks were found in the same rock layer next to each other and one the trails was named the “Taylor Trail” after him.
A film called “Footprints in Stone” was made using a 16mm camera and released in 1972. This film showed numerous people putting their feet in the tracks with near perfect fit. For at least a decade this film was shown to numerous church and school groups across the country.
Much controversy arose around the Taylor trail because of anomalies found in the prints and over the years. Read more about the controversy here.