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A rodent-like specimen that walked on Earth 125 million years ago is the oldest mammal discovered yet.
Researchers discovered a pig-nosed turtle, Arvinachelys goldeni, named in honor of NHMU volunteer and former UGS Board Member, Jerry Golden. Read more about this new turtle here!
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In the 250-million-year evolutionary history of turtles, scientists have seen nothing like the pig nose of a new species of extinct turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by a team from the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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After the devastation caused by last year’s landslide that destroyed one home and damaged property, the North Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt a new geologic-hazard ordinance.
An earthquake felt round the world. Research shows that large earthquakes may trigger smaller earthquakes thousands of miles away.
smithsonianmag.com
On April 11, 2012, an 8.6 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean shook the Sumatran coast. Only a day later—3,900 miles (6,230 km) away—seismologists detected a set of smaller temblors rattling the eastern coast of Japan.
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The Natural History Museum of Utah this month is launching a digital program for middle school students that is every bit as cool as the newest iPhone app, according to museum representatives.
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Paleontologists have discovered a cliff-side in Utah brimming with fossils that offers a rare glimpse of desert life in western North America early in the age of dinosaurs.
Chaos from California to Utah—this past weekend’s storms brought areas of flood waters across the area.
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New video and images showcase wild weekend weather that affected people from California to Utah.
Look what the dinosaur tracked in now. Moab Giants, Utah’s new dinosaur museum, takes focus on the footprints these large critters left behind. Take a chance, visit the museum, and walk a mile in a dinosaurs shoes!
smithsonianmag.com
Towering above the sagebrush, the Tyrannosaurus stands with its jaws agape, serrated teeth shining in the desert sunlight. If the dinosaur were alive, it’d be far too close for comfort. Fortunately for visitors, the dinosaur is just a sculpture – part of an entire Mesozoic menagerie created by the Moab Giants museum.
Some like it hot, some like it cold. Which did the dinosaurs prefer? New study aims to find out if dinosaurs ran hot or cold blooded by analyzing their eggshells.
smithsonianmag.com
One of the hottest debates surrounding the dinosaurs is temperature: Were these “terrible lizards” who stalked, tromped and flew around the ancient world warm or cold blooded? A new study of dinosaur eggshells supports a third option—both.
A sad passing in the Geology community— Don Mabey was the Utah Geological Survey Deputy Director from 1982–1986.
Read his obituary HERE.
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