Triassic Fossil Discoveries within the Moenkopi Formation: Bears Ears Region, Utah

A search for an ancient crocodile in Utah's Bears Ears leads to a major discovery of Triassic fossils
(Brian MAFFLY, Salt Lake Tribune; February 24, 2018)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/02/24/a-search-for-an-ancient-crocodile-in-utahs-bears-ears-leads-to-a-major-discovery-of-triassic-fossils/


Featured Research Poster and Article Pre-Prints:


A New Triassic Bonebed from Bears Ears Region of Utah
(GAY et al., 2017)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xavier_Jenkins3/publication/316588037_A_New_Triassic_Bonebed_from_the_Bears_Ears_Region_of_Utah/links/5905a6f74585152d2e953974/A-New-Triassic-Bonebed-from-the-Bears-Ears-Region-of-Utah.pdf

The oldest vertebrate trace fossils from Comb Ridge (Bears Ears Region, southeastern Utah)
[GAY et al., 2017]
https://peerj.com/preprints/2662.pdf

Paleontology of the Bears Ears National Monument:  history of exploration and designation of the monument 
(UGLESICH et al., 2017)
https://peerj.com/preprints/3442.pdf


Selected Research Articles:


Magnetostratigraphy of the Moenkopi formation at Bears Ears, Utah
(LIENERT and HELSLEY, 1980)

Stratigraphy and Origin of the Moenkopi Formation (Triassic) of Southeastern Utah
(BLAKEY, 1973)
http://repository.icse.utah.edu/dspace/bitstream/123456789/7954/1/o_Utah-Tar-060.pdf

Stratigraphy and Origin of the Triassic Moenkopi Formation and Related Strata in the Colorado Plateau Region
(STEWART et al., 1972)
https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0691/report.pdf


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