Utah researchers discover new dinosaur fossil in Spain
fox13now.com The study of a new dinosaur discovery in Spain, announced Monday, was led by researchers from Utah. READ MORE
Entries by Utah Geological Survey
POTD December 2, 2013: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg Snow blanketing Checkerboard Mesa, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah.
POTD November 29, 2013: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Kent D. Brown The Towers of the Virgin include the Altar of Sacrifice (right) and The Sundial (left-center). These prominent cliffs of Early Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone, which locally exceed 2000 feet, formed as the North Fork of the Virgin River carved Zion Canyon in the relatively short time […]
POTD November 28, 2013: Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah
Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg Cross-bedded Navajo Sandstone in evening light, Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah
POTD November 27, 2013: Three Canyon, Emery County, Utah
Three Canyon, Emery County, Utah Photographer: Sonja Heuscher Flood-sculpted Navajo Sandstone in Three Canyon, Emery County, Utah
"Behind the Scenes" look at Natural History Museum yields earth's secrets
deseretnews.com At any given moment in the foothills of Salt Lake City, DNA sequencing of a tiny kernel of corn could unlock new information about ancient agriculture in Utah. READ MORE
INSAR Analysis of Ground Surface Deformation in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
By: Kurt Katzenstein, Ph.D This 43-page report presents new Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) analysis of ground water subsidence in Cedar Valley in Iron County, Utah. This analysis is based on InSAR data from the ERS-1/2 satellites from 1992 to 2000, and the Envisat satellite from 2004 to 2010. A stack of five consecutive interferograms […]
POTD November 26, 2013: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Matt Affolter Iron oxide staining highlights cross-bedding in the Navajo Sandstone, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
POTD November 25, 2013: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen Powerful and turbulent flash floods carved this convoluted slot canyon into the Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone along Willis Creek. Differential weathering of alternating weak and more resistant sandstone layers formed the horizontal grooves etched into the canyon’s walls.
POTD November 22, 2013: Dead Horse Lake, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Dead Horse Lake, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah Photographer: Corey Unger Dead Horse Lake and West Fork of the Blacks Fork drainage, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah
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