Cambrian fossil from Utah illuminates origins of vertebrate life
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Meet Nuucichthys, a 500-million-year-old fish-like creature recovered in Utah’s Marjum Formation in the West Desert and held in NHMU collections.
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Meet Ally, SLC airport’s first-ever dinosaur
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The Salt Lake City International Airport and the Natural History Museum of Utah unveiled the airport’s first-ever dinosaur—Ally! The museum’s Tim Lee designed the display of the 30-foot-long Allosaurus fragilis skeleton.
Read MoreLoki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read MoreNHMU dinosaur stars in Jurassic World Dominion
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One of the most striking dinosaurs to appear in Jurassic World Dominion is the horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titusi. The only original fossils of this species are in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Read MorePrevious hypotheses questioned in origin of dinos in Argentina
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At the time of the first dinosaurs, variations in the ecosystem cannot be related to the climatic changes recorded throughout its deposition.
Read MoreDid meat make us human?
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A new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
Read MoreTracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate
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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
Read MoreMaddie’s Haddie: When you know, you know
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A first-time paleontology volunteer used her keen intuition and some good old-fashioned beginner’s luck to find an impressive fossil skeleton.
Read MoreDigging up the past to understand our climate future
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During a summer that’s already marked by record-breaking heat, the quest to find these fossils is more important than ever.
Read More‘Behind the Scenes Reimagined’ with Ty Burrell
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Join the “Modern Family” actor for a five-part webcast examining the Natural History Museum of Utah’s collections.
Read MoreInsights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
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An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode.’
Read MoreEcosystems of early human evolution
To understand the environmental pressures that shaped human evolution, scientists must first piece together the details of the ancient plant and animal communities that our fossil ancestors lived in over the past 7 million years.
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