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Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period found in Grand County Utah

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Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period found in Grand County Utah
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Utah News spotted this story published November 2, 2026 at Salt Lake Tribune. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

A recent dinosaur dig in northern Grand County yielded fossils that could help explain what followed the disappearance of many of the region's familiar Jurassic dinosaurs. Utah State Paleontologist Jim Kirkland and Assistant State Paleontologist Don DeBlieux collected the fossils at the Ironstone Bonebed, on Bureau of Land Management land near Arches National Park's northern boundary.

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