Around 80 million years ago, only the tops of the highest Dallas skyscrapers would have been high and dry.
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Prehistoric Dallas: Texas Submerged
Around 80 million years ago, only the tops of the highest Dallas skyscrapers would have been high and dry.
Added: Feb 22, 2010
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