Grand Staircase Escalante Partners & Utah Friend of Paleontology, Southwest Chapter Present

Phoenix from the Ashes:

A Tyrannosaur Mass Mortality
from Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument

Monday, April 23 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Room 113 in the Science Building,
Dixie State University, St. George

A single tyrannosaur ankle bone found in a remote badlands

area of Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument led
to the discovery of one of the most prolific, scientifically
important Cretaceous age dinosaur sites in Utah. To date,
Teratophoneus illustration by Andrey Atuchin
the remains of hundreds of turtles and fish, several small
raptor dinosaurs, hadrosaurs, and a minimum of four T-rex
Dr. Alan Titus began his tenure as the
like tyrannosaurs (probably Teratophoneus curriei) have been
GSENM’s paleontologist in 2000, where he
excavated from the site. The Rainbows and Unicorns continues to advance and support the rich
Bonebed is the only site in the southwestern US to yield paleontology resources within the
substantial remains of multiple tyrannosaurs and only the monument. Titus received his doctorate from
Washington State in 1996. In July of 2014
second Campanian age tyrannosaur bonebed ever found in Alan discovered the toe and partial skull of a
North America. The talk will look at what exactly a tyrannosaur at a previously discovered turtle
tyrannosaur is — and offer a detailed look at this amazing site. Further excavation indicated the treasure
trove of fossils highlighted in this talk.
fossil treasure trove while attempting to explain how such a
remarkable deposit was created.