Did You Know? INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VIRIDIAN 1/3 Dinosaurs BIRD’S FORT Nature preserves make up more than 1/3 of Viridian. Viridian is home to a site rich in rare fossils, where recent excavations by UT-Arlington paleontologists have uncovered 95-million-year- old dinosaurs, crocodiles and other prehistoric mammals. General Sam Houston’s troops negotiated the “Treaty of Peace and Friendship” in 1843 with 10 Native American nations on Viridian land. Viridian encompasses the site of Bird’s Fort, deemed the “birthplace of North Texas” when founded as the westernmost defense for Texas pioneers. Inspired By Nature, R o o t e d In C o mmun i t y