Entries by Utah Geological Survey

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Limping With Dinosaurs

Does Cinderella’s fossilized slipper fit the Allosaurus? Read more about one argument as to who made the dino tracks at Copper Ridge near Moab. phenomena.nationalgeographic.com One of my favorite roadside stops is down a dirt track off Utah’s state road 191. Provided you don’t miss the turnoff around mile marker 148.7, and the soil hasn’t […]

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Utah Geological Survey 2016 calendar features rarely seen vistas

Another feature on our recently released 2016 Calendar of Utah Geology. If you haven’t looked yet, check it out! suindependent.com The Utah Geological Survey, which provides timely scientific information about Utah’s geologic environment, resources, and hazards, released its 2016 calendar of Utah geology. The Utah Geological Survey 2016 calendar features some of Utah’s most rarely […]

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Cause of Afghan Quake Is a Deep Mystery

Causes of earthquakes in remote areas remain a mystery. Read more on what scientists think is going on in Afghanistan where a 7.5 earthquake recently shook the area. news.nationalgeographic.com The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that shook northeast Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday was a type of quake not easily understood by scientists, even though it happened […]

Utah’s Danger Cave Will Soon Open For a Rare Tour

smithsonianmag.com Featuring the famed Bonneville Salt Flats and punctuated by mountains​, Utah’s stark western desert doesn’t seem like an easy place to survive without modern conveniences. But nestled in this arid landscape is a cave with evidence of human habitation dating back to more than 11,000 years. And on November 14, you have a chance to visit it. READ MORE

76-MILLION-YEAR-OLD EXTINCT SPECIES OF PIG-SNOUTED TURTLE UNEARTHED IN UTAH

Researchers discovered a pig-nosed turtle, Arvinachelys goldeni, named in honor of NHMU volunteer and former UGS Board Member, Jerry Golden. Read more about this new turtle here! unews.utah.edu In the 250-million-year evolutionary history of turtles, scientists have seen nothing like the pig nose of a new species of extinct turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National […]