Dinosaurs

Davis County health officials found a yellow fever mosquito this month for the first time. And, paleontologists near Moab could be uncovering a new dinosaur species.

In other news, the Navajo Nation was hit with deadly flash flooding this week. And, the Natural History Museum of Utah is holding an all-ages dinosaur art contest.

When I opened the door to the special exhibit on the Ice Age at Salt Lake’s Natural History Museum, I found myself face to face with the long, looping tusks of a wooly mammoth.

In other news, high school students in Utah earned a record number of college credits last school year. And, a construction project uncovered new fossils at Dinosaur National Monument.

Tuesday's post about flood preparations and the Ogden dinosaur park was a year-old, unpublished draft that was posted mistakenly.

Lokiceratops rangiformis is a new species of horned dinosaur recently discovered in northern Montana. The skull and a sculpture of its head are now on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

I’m going to go beyond birds a few hundred million years to their precursors, who thrived long before our feathered mini-dinosaurs evolved. These ancient beings continue to thrive to this day.

In other news: Elephants Christie and Zuri have arrived at their new home after leaving Utah’s Hogle Zoo earlier this week. The elephants’ new home is at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium in Missouri.

In other news, the Governor's Office released its Rural Affairs Quarterly Report and Intermountain Health donated $3.5 million to homeless and housing advocacy groups.

Fireflies can be glimpsed for just a few short weeks this summer during their mating season.