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While Utah is home to some extraordinary sites—including archaeological gems like Lake Powell's stunning Tritylodontid mammaliaform fossil discovery from 2023 and natural wonders like Helper’s ...
It was already getting dark and I sat down to enjoy [the] sunset,” Berghuis said. “And then, right beside me, lay this fossil that reminded me so much of the only Dutch Neanderthal. This is a ...
This weekend is PACKED with events across Utah for you, no matter where you are! Here's what's happening across the Beehive ...
It’s a sensory journey through rocks, minerals, fossils, ancient maps, rare coins, archaeological tools, and lost scripts. “This event is not just about showcasing the past — it’s about ...
House GOP advances plan to sell federal lands in Nevada and Utah, sparking debate over conservation, access and state control.
It put Utah on the map as a mammoth state ... “That really changed the way we think about species in the fossil record.” Why were the Huntington Mammoth’s bones preserved so well?
The 130-million-year-old skull of a tiny mammal, found amid a set of dinosaur bones after a St. George paleontologist came across a cache of fossils more than a decade ago, could reshape the way ...
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — A fossil-rich site dating back 200 million years is being excavated under a tight deadline, as the city prepares to break ground on a new electrical substation this May.
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.
Steven Manchester, curator of paleobotany at the Florida Museum of Natural History and Utah fossil expert, came across an unidentified plant fossil while visiting the University of California ...
A three-quarter inch fossil discovered in Utah may hold the key to the origin of Earth’s vertebrates, a pair of scientists believe. The found fossil could show the growth of animal life during ...
This map from Western States and Tribal Nations shows ... The Navajo Nation, like many Native American tribal governments, relies on revenue from fossil fuels extracted from their lands. (University ...