Utahraptor at the BYU Museum of Paleontology
Utah's own unique dinosaur species Utahraptor is now on display at BYU’s Museum of Paleontology. The unique specimen, cast from bones in the BYU collection, represents one of the most complete Utahraptor skeletons ever found. Utahraptor, which lived 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Period, was the world’s largest Dromaeosaurid “raptor.” Some speculate that Dromeaeusaurs, which are considered the closest to the ancestral line of birds, may have been covered in feathers. The first Utahraptor bones were unearthed in 1975 by BYU professor “Dinosaur Jim” Jensen at Dalton Wells Quarry near Moab, Utah. BYU has an extensive collection of bones from Utahraptor, some 350 bones and teeth representing 11 different individuals ranging from 3 to 14 feet in length. In 2018, the Utah State Legislature is considering a proposal to make Utahraptor the official state dinosaur.
The BYU Museum of Paleontology is located at 1683 N. Canyon Road in Provo, Utah, across from LaVell Edwards Stadium on the BYU campus. Museum admission is free but hours are limited – see for more information.
Welcome to Provo Utah! Home of Brigham Young University ( BYU ).
Provo is a city in Utah. It's home to Brigham Young University and its museums, including the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. The BYU Museum of Paleontology houses a collection of dinosaur fossils. The BYU Museum of Art is a modern venue with a large permanent collection of paintings. The Crandall Historical Printing Museum has a working Gutenberg Press replica. Trails lead up Y Mountain for panoramic city views.
Provo lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2010 census of 115,264, Provo is the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 at the 2010 census. It is Utah's second-largest metropolitan area after Salt Lake City.
Provo is the home of Brigham Young University, a private higher education institution operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. The city's Peaks Ice Arena was a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. Sundance Resort is 13 miles (21 km) northeast, at Provo Canyon.
In 2015, Forbes cited Provo among the Best Small And Medium-Size Cities For Jobs, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that Utah County had the year's highest job growth. In 2013, Forbes ranked Provo the No. 2 city on its list of Best Places for Business and Careers. Provo was ranked first for community optimism (2012) and first in health/well-being (2014).
Meet Moabosaurus: Utah's newest dinosaur identified by BYU geologists
BYU professors have discovered a new species of dinosaur Moabosaurus utensis, named to honor Moab, Utah, which paleontologists consider Utah’s 'gold mine.'
The bones of the dinosaur were unearthed near Moab, Utah.
The 32-foot herbivore is a relative of the long-necked Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus.
An assembled skeleton is on display at BYU’s Museum of Paleontology in Provo, Utah.
Three BYU professors and a BYU graduate at Auburn University have published their discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur, Moabosaurus utahensis. The 125-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton of a 32-foot herbivore was assembled using bones extracted from the Dalton Wells Quarry, near Arches National Park.
BYU geology professor and lead author Brooks Britt explained that in analyzing dinosaur bones, he and colleagues rely on constant comparisons with other related specimens. If there are enough distinguishing features to make it unique, it’s new.
“It’s like looking at a piece of a car,” Britt said. “You can look at it and say it belongs to a Ford sedan, but it’s not exactly a Focus or a Fusion or a Fiesta. We do the same with dinosaurs.”
Moabosaurus belongs to a group of herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods, which includes giants such as Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, who had long necks and pillar-like legs. Moabosaurus is most closely related to species found in Spain and Tanzania, which tells researchers that during its time, there were still intermittent physical connections between Europe, Africa and North America.
Moabosaurus lived in Utah before it resembled the desert we know — when it was filled with large trees, plentiful streams, lakes and dinosaurs. “We always think of Moab in terms of tourism and outdoor activities, but a paleontologist thinks of Moab as a gold mine for dinosaur bones,” Britt said.
In naming the species, Britt and his team, which included BYU Museum of Paleontology curator Rodney Scheetz and biology professor Michael Whiting, decided to pay tribute to that gold mine. “We’re honoring the city of Moab and the State of Utah because they were so supportive of our excavation efforts over the decades it’s taken us to pull the animal out of the ground,” Britt said, referencing the digs that began when he was a BYU geology student in the late ’70s.
A previous study indicates that a large number of Moabosaurus and other dinosaurs died in a severe drought. Survivors trampled their fallen companions’ bodies, crushing their bones. After the drought ended, streams eroded the land, and transported the bones a short distance, where they were again trampled. Meanwhile, insects in the soils fed on the bones, leaving behind tell-tale burrow marks.
“We’re lucky to get anything out of this site,” Britt said. “Most bones we find are fragmentary, so only a small percentage of them are usable. And that’s why it took so long to get this animal put together: we had to collect huge numbers of bones in order to get enough that were complete.”
BYU has a legacy of collecting dinosaurs that started in the early 1960s, and Britt and colleagues are continuing their excavation efforts in eastern Utah. Moabosaurus now joins a range of other findings currently on display at BYU’s Museum of Paleontology — though, until its placard is updated, it’s identified as “Not yet named” (pronunciation: NOT-yet-NAIM-ed).
“Sure, we could find bones at other places in the world, but we find so many right here in Utah,” Britt said. “You don’t have to travel the world to discover new animals.”
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Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions in Provo - Utah: Bridal Veil Falls, Brigham Young University, Provo Canyon, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Museum of Art at Brigham Young University, Provo City Center Temple, Seven Peaks Resort Water Park, Hike The Y Trail, The Covey Center For The Arts, BYU Museum of Paleontology, Provo Beach, Crandall Historical Printing Museum, BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Utah Lake State Park, Provo River Parkway Trail
Bean Life Science Museum: A Visitor's Guide
Now Open! The free-admission Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, re-opened June 7, 2014, after a two-year renovation project. The museum features a 32,400 square foot expansion and new exhibits. Admission to the museum is free. See mlbean.byu.edu for hours and schedules for live animal shows and other events.
We are so excited to introduce the public to the new Bean Museum, said Museum Director Larry St. Clair. It is a beautiful facility and a great place to explore and learn more about the wonderful creatures of our world.
Visitors to the museum's 32,400 square foot expansion and renovated facility will be able to explore even more of the earth's ecosystems and biodiversity through new exhibits, including:
Our Living Planet -- the unique, life-sustaining characteristics of planet Earth, featuring an eight-foot-in-diameter fiberglass globe, mapped with the most current NASA satellite images.
Life on Top: Apex Predators -- see what it's like to live at the top of the food chain with this display of animals as they might be found in the wild.
Whooo Lives Here? -- play area designed just for toddlers that teaches young children about animal homes with a talking owl, a bear cave and a tree nest with slide.
Fred and Sue Morris Bird Gallery -- a collection of more than 100 species of birds donated by Fred and Sue Morris.
Boyd K. Packer Gallery -- this exhibit features the wildlife art of President Boyd K. Packer, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including animal carvings and paintings.
The expanded facility also has a new orientation room and two new classrooms that will be used for outreach programs for local schools. The research and collections facility has been expanded and secured. There is a new wet collections facility for ethanol-preserved collections including fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects and mammals. In all, there are 2.8 million specimens housed in the museum. The new addition was paid for by donor contributions.
About the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Located on the campus of Brigham Young University at 645 East 1430 North in Provo, UT, the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum has a collection of 2.8 million specimens, the oldest dating back to 1900, carefully maintained and made available to research scientists and educators, with exhibits and educational programs for the public. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thanks to an endowment started by a generous donation by Monte L. and Birdie Bean, the museum originally opened in March 1978, and admission is always free. See mlbean.byu.edu
BYU's Museum of Paleontology
It doesn't matter if you're young or old, everyone loves dinosaurs. Travel back in time with Reporter Kathleen Keller to visit BYU's Museum of Paleontology.
Museum of Peoples and Cultures Open at BYU
The BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures recently moved to a new location at 2201 N. Canyon Road in Provo, Utah. A teaching museum affiliated with BYU's anthropology department, the free admission museum offers tours and other activities for youth and children, with a perspective on ancient cultures from around the world as well as from Utah. See mpc.byu.edu for more information or call 801-422-0020 (mpc.byu.edu).
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The BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures has a new home.
The Museum opened in a newly renovated space next door to Outdoors Unlimited at the corner of Canyon Road and 2230 North in Provo.
In celebration of the new space, the Museum is debuting a new exhibit telling the history of the Museum at BYU through important artifacts from the collections. Items from all over the world, from South and Central America to Asia and Polynesia and right here in Utah, will be on display in this exhibit.
The Museum is always free and is located at 2201 North Canyon Road. The regular hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BYU's teaching museum, the Museum of Peoples and Cultures documents the diversity of human experience, is part of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences and gives students hands-on opportunities to learn about every aspect of the museum experience.
Upcoming events will be posted on the Museum’s website: mpc.byu.edu.
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Michael's brother was in town with his family and we decided to play tourist with him. Utah is one of the greatest states to visit and we are trying to visit it's many wonders. Today we spent time on BYU's campus where we visited the paleontology lab and the art museum. We found a few hoaxes in the museum and fell in love with the art by Nina Katchadorian. We rolled down hills and sampled the best chocolate milk in the world. What a great day.
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BYU's 5th Annual Astrofest
BYU's Department of Physics and Astronomy annually hosts an out of this world afternoon of rocket launches, planetarium shows, and amazing physics demonstrations. Get ready to blast off and join Reporter Daniel Kellis at BYU's 5th Annual Astrofest!
Family Trip to Hogel Zoo in SLC, UT
This past week my family and I went to Salt Lake City, Utah for a family vacation. This is some video footage of Hogel Zoo that we took and I sped up and edited together for this video (to make it a reasonable length). I hope that you enjoy! Let me know if you'd like more of these. I really enjoyed making something I could look back on with my family. :-)
We also went to the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, the BYU Museum of Paleontology in Provo and the Natural History Museum of Utah In Salt Lake City. I didn't get much video of any of those though so there won't be videos for those excursions. :-) But if you're in the area I definitely suggest checking them out. They're pretty rad.
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BOH - Hole in the Rock - Utah
We joined (Kevin & Britney) with Lite Brite for another trail run, this time Hole in the Rock, and let us tell you, what an amazing trail, super bumpy but amazing !. We Finally broke something in the truck. Check out our latest video and let us know what you think.
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My BYU Experience - Fall 2018
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First time attending BYU Rugby game - 10pts
First time attending BYU Hockey game - 10pts
Trying out places to eat on campus:
BYU Creamery - 2pts
Twilight Zone - 2pts
BYU Fudge - 2pts
Cougar Express - 2pts
Blue Line - 2pts
Museum of Paleontology - 10pts
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum - 10pts
Divine Comedy Show - 10pts
Attend 8 Devotionals - 20pts
Attend music performance: Peruvian Fiesta/ BYU Mariachi - 10pts
Performed/Participated in the BYU Luau - 10pts
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Paleontologists identified the skeleton of an ice age horse discovered in a Utah backyard.
Paleontologists identified the skeleton of an ice age horse discovered in a Utah backyard.
Paleontologists last week identified the skeleton of an ice age horse in Lehi, Utah, a particularly unusual finding given that much of the western part of the state was underwater until about 14,000 years ago. Buried for thousands of years under seven feet of sandy clay, the remains were discovered only when the Hill family began moving earth around their backyard to build a retaining wall and plant some grass.
Laura Hill said she and her husband, Bridger, discovered the skeleton last September, but did not think about it at first. They wondered if it was a cow; Lehi is about 15 miles from Provo and was once mostly farmland that extended to the edges of nearby Utah Lake. She consulted a neighbor, a professor of geology at Brigham Young University, who examined the bones and assumed they came from a Pleistocene-era horse. I was surprised, said Hill. This is something we did not expect. Utah is home to several fossil sites where dinosaurs and other ice-age animals have been discovered, including mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed tigers.
Dinosaur Museum in 4K
A fun visit to the Paleontology Museum at BYU with grandkids narrating.
Crandall Historical Printing Museum (bonus footage)
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