Latest Announcements
July 15, 2009 - Journal article released describing new species of therizinosaur, Northronychus graffami , found near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Use the links below to find out more...
June 2, 2009 - Public tours will be given at the Hanksville-Burpee Quarry from June 7th to June 20th 2009. Read more about the Hanksville-Burpee Quarry here...
May 20 - 23, 2009 - The 8th Conference on Fossil Resources was held in St. George. Over 40 of the conference participants attended the meeting field trip held in the St. George area. Read more about the field trip here...
March 27, 2009 - Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is now open! The quarry will be open daily Memorial Day (May 25, 2009) until Labor Day (Sept. 7, 2009). Find out more about CLDQ...
March 30, 2009 - A mandate for Paleontological Resources Preservation becomes law as Congress passes the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009. Read more here...
March 12, 2009 - Did you know that the BLM Utah has a traveling exhibit of a Gryposaurus monumentensis skull? Gryposaurus monumentensis was on display at the Discovery Gateway children's museum. This exhibit travels around the Salt Lake City area.
September 8, 2008 - A 25-foot long, 225 year old petrified tree trunk of a conifer was transferred to the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm by the St. George BLM Field Office. The tree will provide visitors the opportunity to get an up close look at this preserved tree trunk and will also give scientists more clues about the early Triassic.
April 24, 2007 - A rededication and ribbon-cutting ceremony occured on April 28th, 2007 for the newly renovated Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The quarry was originally dedicated in 1968.
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