Explore Utah’s rich dinosaur history through its many museums and archeological dig sites dedicated to the prehistoric creatures.
Utahraptorwas the largest dromaeosaur by far at 7 meters (23 ft) in length. Its flesh-tearing claws measured an astounding 23 centimeters (9 in). Couple that with its estimated weight of 900 kilograms (2,000 lb), and you have a serious threat on your hands.[5] Utahraptoralso had a ...
demonstrating how the dinosaurs that made them 120 million years ago were among the last to be able to complete their journey. ThatÕs because this was when the supercontinent Gondwana broke off from Pangea, severing the geological connection. The prints were discovered in Brazil and Cameroon, a...
With patience, Zanno has successfully searched the rocks of central Utah for over a decade. The fona, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur that lived underground, is one of several new species found in Utah's Mussentuchit Flat area. "That's one of the most outstanding th...
Happening June 9th through the 18th the Columbia Mall will be hosting giant dinos in its parking lot. This event is one of the largest dino touring events to experience that allows you to get up close and personal with some of the biggest beasts ever to walk to Planet. This drive-thru ...
Did Brachiosaurids live in water? Until recently, some paleontologists believed that brachiosaurus, due to their weight (estimated 30-80 tons), would feel better when wading partially submerged in water, using its buoyancy. It was assumed that brachiosaurus rarely left the aquatic environment. ...
” James Kirkland, the Utah State paleontologist, observed that the new discovery suggests the creature rested on its hind end and put its hands down, with claws curled inward, giving scientists new insight into how dinosaurs used their hands. It may have shuffled forward before walking away, ...
Although director Steven Spielberg had paleontology consultants, he made certain artistic changes such as portraying velociraptors more like Utah raptors and giving some dinosaurs the ability to spit poison. The next major change to the view of living dinosaurs was the discovery that feathers were ...
Methodology/Principal Findings: Here we describe two new, co-occurring ceratopsids from the Upper Cretaceous Kaiparowits Formation of Utah that provide the strongest support to date for the dinosaur provincialism hypothesis. Both pertain to the clade of ceratopsids known as Chasmosaurinae, ...
We'll never know ifTyrannosaurus rexwas particularly fiercer or scarier than other, less-popular tyrannosaurs likeAlbertosaurusorAlioramus—or even whether it hunted live prey or spent most of its time feasting on already-dead carcasses. Whatever the case, there's no question thatT. rexwas a ...