Paleontology

Paleontologists have found a new species of tyrannosaur based on fossils in Emery County, Utah. Lindsay Zanno found the fossilized leg bone sticking out...

Some people go all out for Halloween costumes, putting hours into huge, elaborate outfits. Others prefer to dress up something else — their front yard.…

A paper published this week reports that a recent fossil discovery in Central Utah is changing what researchers know about the emergence of large…

The fossil skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur recently found in Wyoming was just auctioned off in Paris. Paleontologists are worried the sale is part of...

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…

Hey KUER Sustainers - Join us at our Dino Day event to celebrate you!For our next semi-annual sustainer event, we're headed to Ogden to explore the…

The Utahraptor, a six-foot tall prehistoric predator, is clawing its way closer to becoming the official state dinosaur.Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo,…

Dan Chure had just wrapped up a career at Dinosaur National Monument last summer. He’d worked there nearly 40 years.“I'm not leaving because there's…

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

Scientists say they’ve found the world’s first mass grave of dinosaurs killed in quicksand. The fossil block was discovered in Eastern Utah.It took…

Utah paleontologists are telling the world about a quarry of fossils they’ve been unearthing on the northeastern edge of the state. It offers clues about…

An active dinosaur excavation site will be opened for public tours on Friday. The Bureau of Land Management Utah is partnering with the Burpee Museum of…