ksl.com
A photographer who discovered thousands of dinosaur tracks at Lake Powell says it’s time to start rescuing them before his spectacular finds are destroyed.
www.sltrib.com
A top travel company named Utah the top destination in the world to visit Tuesday.
unews.utah.edu
A new study by a team of scientists from Argentina, Brazil, California and the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah has determined that the time elapsed between the emergence of early dinosaur relatives and the origin of the first dinosaurs is much shorter than previously believed. The discovery not only places a new timeline on the connection between early dinosaur relatives and the first dinosaurs in this particular geologic formation, but also in other formations across the world.
Huge Trove of Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Scotland
news.nationalgeographic.com
Hundreds of tracks discovered along Scotland’s coast show that huge, long-necked dinosaurs once trod there.
gjsentinel.com
The problem of not being able to trace where paleo resources originated may be solved soon, with scientists developing methods of studying the chemistry of fossils and using that information to track where they came from.
We hope you all had a great and safe Thanksgiving! Who ate so much turkey that they feel like a turkey? I think I do. Here’s a little something to help you kickstart after a long, holiday weekend—
A couple of our geologists here at the UGS helped a team of researchers collect microbialites from Great Salt Lake for the Natural History Museum of Utah. Read more about these living rocks in this great write up.
sltrib.com
As Utah’s Great Salt Lake continues to drop during recent years of drought, something strange and wonderful is coming into focus in the shallows and exposed lake bed.
phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
By now you’ve probably heard about the giant “raptor” uncovered in South Dakota. The dinosaur’s discovery came as quite a shock. For the past century Tyrannosaurus rex has dominated our imaginations as the sole apex predator of the Hell Creek Formation, but Dakotaraptor steini, as Robert DePalma and coauthors dubbed the dinosaurs, was large enough to compete for flesh with young tyrannosaurs.
Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our Utah Natural Resources Map & Bookstore location WILL BE CLOSED Thursday and Friday, November 26th and 27th, for Thanksgiving. You can still VISIT THEM ONLINE for information or holiday shopping!
UGS scientists are part of an exciting research team led by the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah that will study new techniques for harnessing the Earth’s heat to generate electrical power. Our team will evaluate the establishment of an enhanced underground geothermal project about 10 miles north of Milford, Beaver County. The research is one of five proposals currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Check it out —
Link to the article HERE
It is now up on the EERE Facebook page HERE
Another highlight on the 2016 Calendar of Utah Geology—get yours in time before they’re all gone!
Get them in store at the Utah Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, or online HERE.
deseretnews.com
Some of Utah’s most spectacular displays of geography are once again being showcased in the annual calendar compiled by staff members of the Utah Geological Survey.
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.
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