Entries by Utah Geological Survey

POTD February 3, 2015: Desolation Canyon, Uintah County, Utah

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The Dawn of Snakes

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com Dinosaurs are Mesozoic superstars. The largest literally overshadowed other forms of life during their prehistoric heyday, and even now they attract far more attention than any other group of ancient organisms. It’s easy to forget the diverse and disparate species that wove together the ecology that helped support the dinosaurs we are so enchanted […]

“Glad You Asked” January 22, 2015

This soil might just look like some crusty dirt. However it’s the crust on the dirt that makes this soil so very important. Tread lightly through this “Glad you Asked” article on soil crusts to find out more! READ MORE

Vinegar-Like Acid Rain May Have Fallen During Earth’s Worst Extinction

smithsonianmag.com Roughly a quarter of a billion years ago, an apocalypse struck the Earth. Known as the Great Dying, it claimed more lives than any other mass extinction known to science, including the one that did in the non-avian dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Over 90 percent of all species on the planet were wiped […]

POTD January 20, 2015: Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah

Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2014 Turret Arch viewed through North Window arch in The Windows Section of Arches National Park. The arches formed as the result of erosion through weak parts of sandstone fins composed of Jurassic-age Dewey Bridge Member of the Carmel Formation and Slick Rock Member of […]

“Glad You Asked” January 15, 2015

Have you ever been on an outdoor adventure when you found yourself faced with some kind of geological feature, only you weren’t sure which one? ..It looks like Paul Bunyan’s Woodpile, but is this it?.. Check out our “Glad You Asked” article where you can learn more about how Geographic Names came to be officially […]