Entries by Utah Geological Survey

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Alumna makes groundbreaking dinosaur research discovery

Exciting new findings with dinosaur fossils and the organic evidence that remains millions of years later! usustatesman.com A leading paleontologist and USU graduate returned to her alma mater to present some of her important discoveries about dinosaurs on Friday in a speech hosted by the biology, chemistry and geology departments at USU. She detailed the […]

POTD April 8, 2014: The Cockscomb, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah

The Cockscomb, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Stevie Emerson; © 2012 The Cockscomb formed along the steeply tilted sedimentary layers of a geologic feature known as the East Kaibab monocline. Faulting and erosion have shaped the tilted Jurassic and Cretaceous-age rocks into the spectacular “rooster’s comb” features seen today along Cottonwood Canyon […]

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What Caused the Chilean Earthquake? Faults Explained

Good Monday morning to all of our geo friends! We hope you had a fun and safe weekend. Here’s a read for this morning. Some of you may have questions about what caused Chile’s recent and devastating earthquake. This article tries to answer some of those questions. news.nationalgeographic.com Even planet Earth has its faults. Movement […]

POTD April 4, 2014: Skyline Drive, Wasatch Plateau, Sanpete County, Utah

Have a fun weekend, everyone! Skyline Drive, Wasatch Plateau, Sanpete County, Utah Photographer: Rich Emerson; © 2012 At 10,133 feet, winter clings to outcrops of the Tertiary-age Flagstaff Limestone near the crest of the Wasatch Plateau at Snow Lake. The steep, forested slope to the left (east) of the lake is a scarp associated with […]

"Spot the Rock!" for Thursday, April 3, 2014

Hello, geo friends! We’re going to try something a little different for “Spot the Rock!” today. Thanks to Google Earth, we’ve got an aerial image for you to ponder. Can anyone guess where this is? UPDATE: Location Revealed Last week’s “Spot the Rock” featured a Google Earth image of the evaporation ponds at the Intrepid […]