14 Fun Facts About the Animals of “Jurassic World”
smithsonianmag.com While the lead predator of the film might be a genetically modified fiction, these real fossil species were just as amazing and bizarre READ MORE
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Researchers examine what made Utah a popular home for dinosaurs during Triassic period
fox13now.com Utah is one of the best places to find and study dinosaur fossils. In fact, dinosaur fossils are so abundant here it had many scientists wondering, “Why Utah?” READ MORE
What Could Live in a Real Jurassic World? A Chickenosaurus
nationalgeographic.com More than two decades after dinosaurs crashed the electric fences in Jurassic Park, the fourth installment in the series—Jurassic World—has once again delivered hapless tourists to the claws and jaws of genetically engineered monsters. But even though everyone knows this is science fiction, headlines and high-profile articles about de-extinction have let fiction stalk a […]
11 off-road sites to see dinosaur tracks in Utah
ksl.com Dinosaurs went extinct long ago, but it is still possible to feel like you’re walking in their footsteps. READ MORE
Tropical climate extremes kept dinosaurs at bay, study says
ksl.com Intense heat. Drought. Wildly extreme weather accompanied by wildfires. Those climate factors are enough to keep even the most hardy of creatures from settling in, even the gargantuan, plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed the earth more than 200 million years ago. READ MORE
New Moab museum to feature dinosaur footprints, ‘paleo-aquarium’
ksl.com With the summer blockbuster “Jurassic World” opening in theaters, there’s plenty of opportunity to be entertained — or frightened — by dinosaurs. READ MORE
About Utah: A tale of 2 cameras
deseretnews.com A Colorado River ferry operator named Arthur Chaffin created quite a stir more than half-a-century ago in 1949 when, armed solely with his camera, he set off from his cabin in Hite to a remote place in the Utah outback he’d known about for years he called Mushroom Valley. READ MORE
The Great Utah ShakeOut: Readying Utahns for a 7.0 quake
deseretnews.com Drop, cover and hold on. More than 700,000 Utahns will be participating in a statewide earthquake drill Thursday for the annual Great Utah ShakeOut, an initiative to help people and organizations practice how to protect themselves in the event of a major earthquake. READ MORE
The startling projections of a quake in Salt Lake City: What you need to know
deseretnews.com It’s 2 a.m. on an April Thursday. Along the Wasatch Front, most of the more than 2 million Utahns who live here are sleeping, at home in suburban homes or aging apartments, even as thousands of others are working graveyard shifts in hospitals or other businesses. READ MORE
The Geology Of Canyonlands National Park
nationalparkstraveler.com Baked by time like some multi-layer geologic tort, Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah features a landscape cut by canyons, rumpled by upthrusts, dimpled by grabens, and even pockmarked, some believe, by ancient asteroids. READ MORE
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.