Entries by Utah Geological Survey

“Spot the Rock” January 8, 2015

Hats off to a new year! Let’s celebrate with a new round of “Spot the Rock.” Anyone have an inkling where these rocks are mingling? Post your guesses below, and we’ll reveal the answer next week! Photo by: Jeremy Harwood UPDATE: Location Revealed! Our friends were “spot” on guessing last week’s “Spot the Rock”! This […]

POTD January 6, 2015: Colorado River, Grand County, Utah

Colorado River, Grand County, Utah Photographer: Adam Hiscock; © 2014 Late-winter ice still clings to the Colorado River near Big Bend, north of Moab. Boulders of Jurassic-age Wingate Sandstone and Triassic-age Chinle Formation line the banks of the river, eroded from the cliffs and ledges cut by the river as it has incised its channel […]

On a dino crusade in Utah, tracks don’t always follow the map

washingtonpost.com Gray-green plateaus and rock formations in a palette of fiery oranges and browns take up much of the landscape on the 400-mile drive from St. George, Utah, to Dinosaur National Monument. Arid and sprawling, it’s not the subtropical terrain that made up the late Mesozoic era, but that didn’t stop the 5-year-old aspiring paleontologist […]

This adorable dinosaur is worth some Jurassic hugs

usatoday.com For a dinosaur, celebrity status is usually achieved by being big, belligerent or both. The big headliners of 2014 were a dinosaur as massive as a 747 and a sharp-toothed predator that outweighed T. rex. READ MORE