(Cameron Cook) Wednesday, Oct. 11 is National Fossil Day. Utah’s unique geological formations ... Paleontologists rely on geologic maps, which reveal the right environment and type of sediment ...

The park about 15 miles northwest of Moab opened May 23. It offers paved campsites with water and electricity hookups for RVs ...

St. George • As they race to extract as many fossils, bones and footprints as possible from a St. George dinosaur quarry before construction begins next month on an electric power station ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

but that’s exactly what northeastern Utah near Red Fleet State Park may have looked like during the Late Jurassic period — approximately 150 million years ago — according to new fossil ...

The prehistoric mammal species was identified in a study released on Wednesday after fossils were uncovered near the Utah-Colorado border in 2016. | Brian Engh via Utah Field House of Natural History ...

Paleontologists found the fossil of multiple amphibians that were likely vomited by a fish, perhaps as it was fleeing a predator 150 million years ago, Utah officials said. The fossil was found by ...

Later, when they evolved, they became gigantic, apex predators. The Utah fossil, consisting of skull fragments and vertebrae, was found by Scott Richardson, a trained volunteer working with Barry ...

Jim Kirkland, state paleontologist with the Utah Geological Survey who is helping supervise excavation efforts, said the finds in the fossil-rich quarry reflect the fact that Utah is one of the ...