A team of paleontologists recently excavated fossilized leaves, which indicate a humid forest once existed in what is now northeastern Utah's high desert.
A team of paleontologists recently found a fossil in northeastern Utah that indicates a humid forest once existed in the area during the Late Jurassic period, when massive dinosaurs roamed what is now Dinosaur National Monument.Imagine widespread, humid forests with old, venerable trees, an undergrowth of moisture-loving plants and massive dinosaurs prowling about, along with various other species.
The team, from the Utah Division of State Parks and the University of Bonn, Germany, excavated near and on the shores of Red Fleet Reservoir. It’s located several miles west of theAt the site, the team dug up fossilized leaves, as well as pollen samples and silicified logs that indicate the presence of a humid forest.
“The bones at the site are in poor condition,” stated Steve Sroka, Park Manager at Utah Field House in a news release. “Preservation conditions favorable for bones are typically detrimental to plants, and vice versa.” “The animals that we found there are all terrestrial animals,” Foster said. “We haven’t really seen anything aquatic, so it seems to be a forest similar to some of the bigger forests that you get today.”
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