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Campus

National Fossil Day: Utah's legacy of paleontology

By Cameron Cook
October 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Wednesday, Oct. 11 is National Fossil Day. Utah’s unique geological formations and role in paleontological research brings special significance to this nationwide observance.
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Museum & Exhibitions

BYU Geological Sciences chair discusses life of dinosaur studies, fossil-finding

By Megan Brugger
November 28, 2022 12:00 AM
Professor, paleontologist and former museum curator Brooks Britt wanted to be a scientist since he was a young boy.
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Campus Events

BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures teaches children archaeological skills

By Erin Tapahe
July 17, 2017 12:00 AM
Children learn how archaeologists find artifacts at the BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures. (Ari Davis)
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Nation

Researchers say new dinosaur found in northern Alaska

September 22, 2015 12:00 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Researchers have uncovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Alaska, according to a report published Tuesday.
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Life

BYU paleontologist hunted dinos by bike

By Seth Yeanoplos
March 17, 2015 12:00 AM
Brooks Britt knew he wanted to be a scientist at a very young age. When he was 10 years old, a friend of his father's gave him a collection of geological minerals, and he decided he wanted to be a geologist. At the age of 11, he focused
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