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paleontology
Blog Archive: paleontology
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Posted Fri, 12/27/2019 - 11:56am
Top Dinosaur Discoveries of the Decade
The past ten years have seen hundreds of new dinosaur discoveries. Here are a few of the highlights.
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paleontology
Posted Fri, 12/13/2019 - 9:44am
Two-Legged Crocodile Ancestors Once Roamed Utah
Study released this week on 2003 specimen of Poposaurus, found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
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paleontology
Posted Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:59pm
Humans Evolved Among Unusual Beasts
A new study by NHMU archaeologist Tyler Faith reveals that African environments changed dramatically over the last 7 million years.
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climate change
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anthropology
Posted Fri, 08/30/2019 - 12:55pm
Ten Utah Dinosaurs You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Beehive State is brimming with unique dinosaurs.
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paleontology
Posted Mon, 07/22/2019 - 12:43pm
Find Your Place in the Human Family Tree
Our species is one expression of a much broader human family that’s existed for over four million years.
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anthropology
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paleontology
Posted Mon, 07/01/2019 - 3:26am
You Found a Fossil. Now What?
Utah is a fossil wonderland, but here's what you should know if you stumble upon something prehistoric.
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paleontology
Posted Thu, 06/27/2019 - 7:12am
New Study Reveals Secrets of Crocodiles’ Smile
Research carried out at the Museum reveals some surprises about what prehistoric crocodile relatives ate.
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paleontology
Posted Tue, 05/28/2019 - 2:22pm
Juvenile Utahceratops Reveals Dinosaur Secrets
A newly-reconstructed Utahceratops in the Past Worlds gallery helps show how dinosaurs grew up.
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paleontology
Posted Mon, 04/29/2019 - 7:17am
Carving Out a Kosmoceratops
Should you find yourself wandering by the City County building downtown Salt Lake City, take a moment to look up and inspect the decorations on the outside of the building. You may just spot an ornate, and familiar, many-horned face--Kosmoceratops.
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paleontology
Posted Wed, 04/17/2019 - 8:14am
Magnificent Utah Beast Lived Under the Feet of Dinosaurs
An ancient skull reveals a fossil mammal that was large for its time.
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paleontology
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