Hell, there are lots of dinosaurs living in St. George, Utah. I know some of
them. /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
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Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:19 PM
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Subject: [OM] ( OM ) Photo opportunity if you are near Utah
Hi folks;
Here's an unusual photo opportunity in case you are within striking distance
of Utah.
Bits snipped out of material that came my way; Brian
TRACKING DINOSAUR ORIGINS:
THE TRIASSIC/JURASSIC TERRESTRIAL TRANSITION
March 15-17th, 2005
Dixie State College
St. George, Utah
Followed by the Utah Friends of Paleontology Annual Meeting - March 18-20,
2005
The Triassic/Jurassic transition is a critical time in Earth history,
recording the origins and early radiation of dinosaurs, pterosaurs,
crocodilians, mammals, and several other significant Mesozoic vertebrate
clades. Additionally, a major interval of faunal stepwise extinction is
recorded in both the marine and terrestrial environments that may be linked
to impact events, setting the stage for the ascendance of dinosaurs to a
position of dominance for the remainder of the Mesozoic. Current research
in this area is dynamic with important implications to a number of areas in
paleobiology and geology.
We are also interested in knowing if any artists might be
willing to help out with art on the topic for the color guidebook we are
putting
together?
We will be looking for stuff covering the Late Triassic-Early
Jurassic Terrestrial world. The editors will be judging what can be
included in the final book, which will be full color glossy. I think
anything on animals living during this interval
We are also hoping to get people to attempt art that would
specifically depict the St. George track site as described below.
The site where the conference will be held preserves a fantastic
series of
track horizons on the shore of an ancient huge lake (Lake Dixie covered
southwestern Utah, while sand dunes covered the rest of the state).
In addition to discoveries at Zion National Park and Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, many of these discoveries have centered on
the basal Jurassic St. George Dinosaur Tracksite at Johnson Farm. This
remarkable new site preserves an extraordinary series of track levels along
the margin of a Hettangian lake ("Lake Dixie")
James I. Kirkland Ph. D.
State Paleontologist
Utah Geological Survey
1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110
P.O. Box 146100
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100
"James Kirkland" <jameskirkland@xxxxxxxx>
http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/snt34-3.pdf
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