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Show ISA Moab Happenings April 1997 BIHMS ) Moabs Last Great Tourist Doom - Dinosaur Tracks In 1989 an important new site was discovered north of Moab Airport. The site reveals the first dinosaur trackway reported from Utah, as well as trackways of four theropods of various sizes. The dinosaurs walked in several directions across a ripple marked sand deposit that had accumulated in an ancient river channel. The Brontasaur had large hind feet about two feet in diameter, and smaller front feet that did not leave such clear impressions. The whole trackway makes a pronounced turn to the right. Such obvious changes of direction are rare in fossil trackways We do not know which of the manv species ot Brontasaur made these tracks, ihough we do know that the most common types were Camarasaurus, puioiim us T'-'- ami Diptodouts. three-toe- fitieen niches d tracks range from about in length down to only about eight inches The large trackmaker mignt nave been. Mlosaurus. the most common carnivore in Morrison times The Morrison Formation is one ot the most tamous in the world dinosaur-bearin- g yielded some of the best known Jurassic dinosaurs, including. Aidioviuniv (or Brontoutuius). Diplodoms, Stegosaurus and Allosuurus. from sites like Dinosaur National Monument. The Cleveland Lloyd Quarry and other locations over a huge area of almost a half a million deposits It has skeletal remains square miles These 150 million-year-olof dinosaurs are verv abundant in the Morrison Foundation. d STEGOSAURUS Site map showing trackways of a turning Brontosaurus and four carnivores. alling All SJesgot Wassis April 11 (eve) April 12 -- Subway of Moab Food, Fun.TallTales.ARiverTrip, ; PROFKSICffCcTCjT-.- 3 and A Tree T?Sj hsftt! ; Moab Happenings The Red Stone Inn bin us for fee spring Farabees4x4 workshop! Shrewsbury Photography Fat City Smokehouse T- STAf?rM ' lectronics L-- Teva Chums OARS WE can!!! RENTALS Fax and socialize wife Rental Cellular Phones for Safety gear Instructors: Dr. Rich Valdez; Tom Corcoran . contact: Copiers CELLULAR PHONES interpretationujrf( Taft for hands-o- n X and guests. 'TTTO:; KU f Two-wa- ys wRepeaters, Phone Systems for the Office. 801-260-10- 61 Canyonlands Field Institute Box 68 (801) 259-77- 50 THE ceyt - T topwb river Moab Brewery The Branding Iron 'followed by Canyonlands Best Western sfretcfi of fee Cbloradoj Chile Pepper Bike Shop T JFocus Is ob riparian Red River Canoe Moab, UT 84532 Now ..I'D 6EHER ilcom Mara via (in advance, please) -- . The Florentine sculptor Ghiberti spent 48 years making two sets of doors for a church in Florence, Italy. Michelangelo named these doors The Gates of Paradise. present To Register Formation include those of Brontosaurs, large Theropods and small Theropods. (Guides! Canyonlands Field Institute and the Professional Guide Institute Sponsored in part by: Canyonlands Natural History Association Utah Guides and Outfitters Typical tracks from the Morrison Some backcountry not covered, please ask. |