(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.

Over the past two decades, paleontologists have discovered several well-preserved jellyfish-like fossils from sites in Utah and China that are similar in ages to the Burgess Shale. However ...

A painting depicting an Early Jurassic scene from the Navajo Sandstone desert preserved at Glen Canyon NRA The recent discovery of extremely rare fossils from the Early Jurassic period in Utah is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...