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Show of millions of years. Non-flowering plants include algae and a precursor of Equisetum, our modern-day horsetail or scouring rush. Horsetails still grow in Utah, only the modern ones are much smaller. Jurassic-age Equisetum relative were 20 feet tall Fossil trees occur a few feet below .some of these limestone lenses. Growth tings and tree structures provide evi- dence that the fossils are probably S conifers in the genus Araucauris, group commonly found in the Chinle Formation forests preserved at Petrified Forest National Park. The Navajo conifers, however, are not as showy as the ones in the national park. Plants in this family still grow in The oases are preserved in the rock record as thin, 1 to 4-feet thick, lenses THEATER LEAGUE OF UTAH "AUTAH “IRRESISTIBLE! of either reddish or gray, fine grained carbonate (limestone and dolomite) WELLS material. These limestone layers are always harder and sharper than the surrounding tannish to reddish sandstone. Some lenses consist of one thick layer, while others are made of numerous thin beds. Several small oases are found in the Dirty Devil area, in Canyonlands National Park, and in the San Rafael Swell. One of the best studied examples is just off State Road 279, between Potash and Moab. A sign reads that “Dinosaur Tracks” indicates the spot. This eye-shaped lens has a maximum FARGO A sure-fire crowd pleaser with a rock-and-roll heart.” New York Times SEE WHAT ALL THE NOISE IS ABOUT MAY 6-171 KINGSBURY HALL AOE Tickets at the Kingsbury Hall box office and all ArtTix outlets | Call 581-7100 .. 355-ARTS a OCCASIONALLY| SHY TED AND OTHER ACCOUSTIC ACTS Wednesday & Thursday April16 & I7 Hk End of the Season Blowout Bash q _ =» with Nationally Touring s awh Wwe? Polka-Billy Tex-Mex “Party Anthem Playing and Bee Na Los Hermanos fe oa Blues from the Harp 5 \ ’ . . Z Diners Choice opens the “BIG KITCHEN” on April II The Jammin Salmon will proudly offer a wonderfully diverse menu to please every palate. Come check out the New Menu!! & try some of our locals speciale! the Blues Ambassadors oy ps Harry Lee. WE oe } EG Sah (~ Friday & Saturday April'4@5 / i >) Friday & Saturday April I! & 12 Three Pigs Modern Rock ) ke J ~\ photo by Damian Fagan Huge foot imprints tell a tale of dinosaurs and the ecology of 160-million years ago. Sundays S$.99 Cappellini years. Both modern-day species are used as ornamentals in many temperate cities throughout the United States. Finding these paleo-oases in the Navajo is not hard. In Southern Utah, the Navajo Sandstone dominates many landscapes. The 2,000-foot high cliffs of Zion National Park are Navajo. Many of the best known mountain bike rides near Moab, including the Slickrock Bike Trail, roll across this undulating unit. It generally forms massive cliffs of tan to reddish rock, topped by rounded domes. Ray Band zero at the ends. It runs for almost onethree-toed tracks on a slab These limestone layers, tracks provide a new insight Sandstone. It was not just a desert; life existed, and in on the hill. fossils, and into Navajo vast, barren fact thrived, Mondays $1.99 Burgers Wednesda a Funk, Blues & Rock ie Soa. a Friday & Saturday April 18 & 19 in this harsh environment by seeking out small pockets of moisture. The Navajo oases have forced people to reevaluate some of the precon- ceived notions of dinosaurs and deserts. They once again reveal the importance of taking the time to look around and possibly dom.@ reconsider conventional wis- pga eons oe a Alternative Originals The Jammin Salmon is a Private Club Located at 427 Main Street in the lower level of ‘Z’ Place in the heart of historic Main Street call for info 658-FISA SaWIL NIVLINNOW Island pine, Araurcauria excelsa, a fossil and specimen record of 200 million 39Vd thickness of about 6 feet, pinching to half mile. The sign refers to the large €L the southern hemisphere, most notably the Chilean monkey puzzle tree, Araucauria araucana, and the Norfold Friday & Saturday April I3 & 19 |