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Researchers have found that the Utahraptor is 10 million years older than previously thought. The discovery at a site near Moab is helping paleontologists fill a big gap in the fossil record.

As the lake level drops, more tar seeps are exposed — entrapping birds and small mammals. Writer Gretchen Henderson says the hauntingly beautiful phenomenon is a barometer of climate change.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is nothing fancy when you first drive in. No towering cliffs or dramatic canyons. It’s a calm, sunny valley – 6...

A recent discovery of a 130-million-year-old fossilized skull in eastern Utah is shaking up what researchers know about evolutionary history. Back in…

State lawmakers are busy drafting legislation for the 2018 session beginning next month. One bill could change the state fossil.Republican Sen. Curt…