In 2009, a high school student went on a fossil-hunting expedition in southern Utah and made a discovery that catched paleontologists off guard. Kevin Terris found a small dinosaur fossil that was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A replica of an adult Columbian mammoth is on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 7, ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

Newswise — In Utah’s dinosaur-rich geologic landscape, examining a three-quarter-inch, long-headed fish-like fossil with no bones or teeth may seem a bit modest. But for Harvard paleontologists Rudy ...

3,000 pounds of fossils and rock were removed from a Utah parking lot construction site. Paleontologists assessed the excavated remains, and here’s how the mystery unfolded. Read here ...

BYU's Paleontology Museum holds one of the largest fossil collections in the world. Many of the classic dinosaurs most people know about were found in Utah, according to Boisvert. (Cameron Cook) ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The discovery of the oldest fossil of a marine reptile, dating back 94 ...

A group of researchers in Utah discovered rare fossils of herbivorous mammal relatives that lived in the area about 180 million years ago, according to the National Park Service. The paleontologists ...

A 500-million-year-old fossil is a crucial clue to a prehistoric mystery: the origin of bone-bearing animals, or vertebrates. The fossil is a three-quarter-inch, long-headed fish-like fossil with no ...

A recent poll reported by the Deseret News found that 60% of Utahns support collecting fossils and artifacts from public lands. While this view may reflect a genuine appreciation for Utah’s remarkable ...

A field crew found the first tritylodontid bonebed in the Navajo Sandstone, said the National Park Service NPS / Brian Engh The recent discovery of extremely rare fossils from the Early Jurassic ...