Mudslide causes significant delays in Spanish Fork Canyon
ksl.com Heavy rain in Utah County led to a mudslide on U.S. 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon Sunday afternoon, the Utah Highway Patrol said. READ MORE
Entries by John Good
Ankylosaurs Slurped Food With Powerful Tongues
nationalgeographic.com Over eight decades ago, while pondering the heavily-armored dinosaur Scolosaurus, the eccentric paleontologist Franz Nopcsa proposed what is probably one of the oddest ideas in the annals of paleobiological speculation. Scolosaurus was a low-slung quadruped that shuffled around what were then thought to be parched sand dunes. Even though its close ankylosaurian relatives had […]
A Fossil Snake With Four Legs
nationalgeographic.com Snakes can famously disarticulate their jaws, and open their mouths to extreme widths. David Martill from the University of Portsmouth did his best impression of this trick while walking through the Bürgermeister Müller Museum in Solnhofen, Germany. He was pointing out the museum’s fossils to a group of students. “And then my jaw just dropped,” […]
Bryce Canyon announces 6th annual Geology Festival on July 31
kcsg.com Have you ever seen a living dinosaur? You might be surprised. If dinosaurs were ‘cold-blooded’ would you expect to find a dinosaur skeleton in Antarctica? Have you ever wondered how the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon formed? READ MORE
World’s oldest lizard embryo discovered: 125-million-year-old ‘baby’ found inside fossil
dailymail.co.uk Button-sized fossil eggs have been found to contain the remains of the world’s oldest lizard embryos. READ MORE
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast, Utahraptor-Episode 34
itunes.apple.com Interview with Dr. Jim Kirkland, the paleontologist who named Utahraptor ostrommaysorum, a dinosaur (or raptor) with nine-inch claws. LISTEN HERE
Earthquake training brings county officials together
standard.net Last week, while Davis County residents went about their routines, officials dealt with the aftermaths of two 6.5 simulated earthquakes that rocked Farmington and Bountiful. READ MORE
Super-Spiky Ancient Worm Makes Its Debut
nationalgeographic.com From fantastical to frightening, the animals of the Cambrian Period—beginning about 540 million years ago—tantalize the imagination. And they just keep getting weirder. READ MORE
Moab dinosaur tracks found vandalized
ksl.com Authorities are looking for a vandal after a set of dinosaur tracks northeast of Moab, Utah was found filled with plaster. READ MORE
Red Fleet State Park – Good 4 Utah Road Tour
good4utah.com Good 4 Utah’s Adam Carroll visited Red Fleet State Park, just seven miles north of Vernal in Uintah County. Called a “mini Lake Powell” by locals, the park’s lake winds through red cliffs, similar to those found at Lake Powell. Many people don’t go for just the lake. People can hike, swim or canoe […]
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.