Entries by Utah Geological Survey

Super-Rare Baby Dinosaur Footprints Modeled In 3D

Who knew paleontology could be so cute. huffingtonpost.com Tiny tracks found in Colorado are so small that they could belong to a kitten. But these footprints actually belong to baby stegosaurs — the only such tracks ever found. READ MORE

Teens in the Woods: Mapping our Future

Last Thursday the Utah Geological Survey participated in Teens in the Woods: Mapping our Future outdoor program, an education initiative designed to bring underserved, urban, and diverse children and adolescents to the forests to spark curiosity, exercise, and connect the next generation with nature. The week-long event is chock-full of activities set up by scientists […]

Glad You Asked: June 26, 2014

Is that coral in Great Salt Lake? Great Salt Lake was lower than average last summer, exposing coral-like structures that are usually beneath water. Maybe some of you saw them! Great Salt Lake has reef-like structures that resemble coral and are often called coral, yet they are not true coral. Algae build bulbous sedimentary rock […]

POTD June 24, 2014: Wasatch Range, Utah County, Utah

Wasatch Range, Utah County, Utah Photographer: Stevie Emerson, © 2013 The Wasatch Range was once home to more than 60 glaciers. On the east slope of Mount Timpanogos, Emerald Lake occupies a glacially carved cirque in the Pennsylvanian-age Bear Canyon Member of the Oquirrh Formation.

What do this newly-discovered dinosaur and DC Comics' The Flash have in common?

Though a flightless creature, this newly-discovered dino takes after the Roman god Mercury, and even superhero The Flash, with wings on its head. gmanetwork.com The Roman god Mercury is a rather influential figure – a planet, an element, and even superheroes, such as the Golden Age version of DC’s the Flash, have either been named after […]

Dino Goes Digital, Scientists Map Wall Of Bones

upr.org Scientists from Brigham Young University and Dinosaur National Monument have teamed up to map the famous “wall of bones,” a sandstone slab containing more than a thousand dinosaur fossils. READ MORE