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Birds evolved from dinosaurs in patchwork fashion over tens of millions of years before finally taking to the skies some 150 million years ago, paleontologists report.
A small team of our geologists have been working in Snake Valley to determine future effects the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s proposal to tap Snake Valley aquifers could have on ranchers and fragile desert ecosystems. Check out this Salt Lake Tribune article for more information on the matter.
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For years, Snake Valley ranchers and environmentalists have complained Las Vegas’ designs on rural groundwater would wreck their livelihoods and dry up fragile desert ecosystems in Utah’s West Desert.
This video was taken by Don DeBlieux when the UGS paleontology team left the excavation site and headed home. Jim Kirkland and Scott Madsen were with him.
Don DeBlieux: “This was shot yesterday around 12:30 p.m. as we were trying to leave our Stike’s Dinosaur excavation. Our usual way out was blocked by a large mud hole from the previous day/night rain, so we tried the only other way through Yellow Cat flat. Things were looking nice and dry until we got to Yellow Cat Wash that drains a large area of the Book Cliffs. We figured this would subside and would be a better bet than the mud hole. We had to wait about 3 hours until we felt confident that we could get through safely!”
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Celebrate the third annual Geologic Map Day! On October 17, as a part of the Earth Science Week 2014 activities, join leading geoscience organizations in promoting awareness of the importance of geologic mapping to society.
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Hikers rambling through Utah’s candy-striped canyons sometimes come across a strange-looking sight. Where the Navajo Sandstone loses its iconic peach, orange and red stripes, hundreds of round, iron-coated stones often litter the ground.
For all the big noses out there, the biggest nose has just arrived. Read more about the recently discovered dinosaur in Utah and its giant nose. Think the nose always knows? Researchers say similar dinosaurs to this newly discovered dino didn’t have a very good sense of smell. Rather, the large attribute may have been a means to attract a mate, or smash plants. Hows that for multi-functional!
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Look out Jason Schwartzman and Barbara Streisand, there’s a new famous nose on the block — and it belongs to a gentle giant who’s more than 75 million years old — a newly discovered but long extinct species of dinosaur named Rhinorex condrupus.
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Prehistoric life on Earth can seem so strange, with the plants and animals resembling something out of a science-fiction novel about an alien planet.
Check out this bit of information we’ve got up on our website on the North Salt Lake landslide at Parkway Drive!
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You can never be too prepared — that’s the message Lindon City leaders are trying to send to residents.
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Bureau of Land Management workers are removing two dinosaur tracks in Moab to prevent them from being damaged.
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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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