<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnhmu.utah.edu%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"><strong>The Natural History Museum of Utah</strong></a><strong>:</strong><strong> </strong> A new species of tyrannosaur discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument generated considerable excitement when it was unveiled at the museum in 2013. Lythronax, which translates as "king of gore," stood eight feet tall and 24 feet long and could rip through prey with razor-sharp teeth.
The Natural History Museum of Utah: A new species of tyrannosaur discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument generated considerable excitement when it was unveiled at the museum in 2013. Lythronax, which translates as "king of gore," stood eight feet tall and 24 feet long and could rip through prey with razor-sharp teeth.
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<strong>Museum of Ancient Life:</strong> One of the world's largest dinosaur displays draws visitors to the Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi, Utah. The exhibit includes 60 complete skeletons, including Supersaurus, the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
Museum of Ancient Life: One of the world's largest dinosaur displays draws visitors to the Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi, Utah. The exhibit includes 60 complete skeletons, including Supersaurus, the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
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<strong>Dinosaur National Monument:</strong> Dinosaur bones protrude from a sandstone quarry wall at the monument, located on the Utah-Colorado border. The Quarry Exhibit Hall, which encases the Carnegie Quarry, boasts about 1,500 in-situ bones from the late Jurassic period.
Dinosaur National Monument: Dinosaur bones protrude from a sandstone quarry wall at the monument, located on the Utah-Colorado border. The Quarry Exhibit Hall, which encases the Carnegie Quarry, boasts about 1,500 in-situ bones from the late Jurassic period.
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<strong>Discoveries in the Grand Valley:</strong> Paleontologist Elmer Riggs put southern Colorado's Grand Valley in the spotlight at the turn of the 20th century with his discoveries of several huge herbivorous dinosaurs. An easy loop hike around Dinosaur Hill near Fruita affords views of the Colorado River and marks the site where Riggs excavated a 70-foot, 30-ton Apatosaurus.
Discoveries in the Grand Valley: Paleontologist Elmer Riggs put southern Colorado's Grand Valley in the spotlight at the turn of the 20th century with his discoveries of several huge herbivorous dinosaurs. An easy loop hike around Dinosaur Hill near Fruita affords views of the Colorado River and marks the site where Riggs excavated a 70-foot, 30-ton Apatosaurus.
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<strong>Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite: </strong>Tens of millions of years before mountain bikes made their mark in Moab, dinosaurs left footprints that remain today. Visitors to the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite can walk along an elevated boardwalk above hundreds of Early Cretaceous-era tracks and contemplate vivid illustrations like this one by artist Brian Engh, which features a once-watery landscape where carnivorous Allosaurus, among other species, roamed.
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite: Tens of millions of years before mountain bikes made their mark in Moab, dinosaurs left footprints that remain today. Visitors to the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite can walk along an elevated boardwalk above hundreds of Early Cretaceous-era tracks and contemplate vivid illustrations like this one by artist Brian Engh, which features a once-watery landscape where carnivorous Allosaurus, among other species, roamed.
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<strong>St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site:</strong> Boasting life-size models, a unique collection of dinosaur swim tracks and enormous rock slabs containing local dinosaurs preserved in situ, the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site makes an ideal starting point for exploring this red-rock desert region that was once the site of an enormous prehistoric lake. The museum's focus is dinosaur behavior.
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site: Boasting life-size models, a unique collection of dinosaur swim tracks and enormous rock slabs containing local dinosaurs preserved in situ, the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site makes an ideal starting point for exploring this red-rock desert region that was once the site of an enormous prehistoric lake. The museum's focus is dinosaur behavior.
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site
<strong>Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument:</strong> During the past two decades, the Kaiparowits Plateau has yielded some of the most remarkable paleontological discoveries in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The vast monument in southern Utah, which continues to produce new dinosaur species, has made significant contributions to scientific understanding of the Mesozoic era.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: During the past two decades, the Kaiparowits Plateau has yielded some of the most remarkable paleontological discoveries in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The vast monument in southern Utah, which continues to produce new dinosaur species, has made significant contributions to scientific understanding of the Mesozoic era.
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<strong>Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: </strong>Since it was first excavated in the 1920s, some 12,000 bones belonging to at least 74 different dinosaurs have been unearthed at the quarry, making it the densest known concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones in the world. Earlier this year, its significance was further recognized when it became the site of the new Jurassic National Monument.
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: Since it was first excavated in the 1920s, some 12,000 bones belonging to at least 74 different dinosaurs have been unearthed at the quarry, making it the densest known concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones in the world. Earlier this year, its significance was further recognized when it became the site of the new Jurassic National Monument.
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