Utah Geological Survey opens a dig near Arches with a possible new armored dinosaur
The bonebed is estimated at 138 to 141 million years old and may be among the oldest Cretaceous dinosaur sites in North America.
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The Utah Geological Survey has opened a new excavation site in Grand County where paleontologists have found what appears to be a new species of armored dinosaur, ABC4 reported. The site sits about six miles east of the survey's Doelling's Bowl site near Arches National Park. [1]
The survey says the bonebed is tied as potentially the oldest Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed in North America, at an estimated 138 million to 141 million years old, and may help explain the shift from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous. [1]
State Paleontologist Jim Kirkland is working to describe the species and name it for assistant state paleontologist Don DeBlieux, who retires at the end of the year after 25 years in the role. DeBlieux said he expects to keep working in the lab and in the field. [1]
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- ABC4: Paleontologists discover possible new dinosaur species in new excavation site near Moab abc4.com
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