Archive for November 23rd, 2013

Dinosaur Diary : Utahraptor

Name: Utahraptor ostrommaysorum (Pronunciation: YOU-tah-WRAP-tore ah-STROM-ay-SORE-um) Age: Early Cretaceous (~125 million years ago) Where It’s Found in Utah: Dalton Wells Quarry and Gaston Quarry, near Moab, Grand County, Utah. Geologic Formation: Cedar Mountain Formation (Yellow Cat Member) Classification: Saurischia – Theropoda – Coelurosauria – Dromaeosauridae Description: Utahraptor ostrommaysorum is one of the geologically oldest and […]