Tracks Lurking in Southern Utah Reveal That Dinosaurs Swam

Tracks Found in St. George Changed Our Understanding of Dinosaurs 

If you visit the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site in St. George, you will see tracks from these early reptiles left in the mud and clay of an ancient lake. These were discovered in St. George in 2000 and are on display. These dinosaur tracks settled one of the controversies among paleontologists. 

The question was whether Dinosaurs could swim. The marks on the rocks at the discovery site revealed where the dinosaurs were swimming and their claws left marks in the lake bottom. There are also places where the tail would drag across the bottom. Thanks to this Southern Utah discovery the question has been settled.

You’ll Find More Than Tracks When You Visit 

The museum has many things to see and do. There is a lab where volunteers work on cleaning fossils from around Utah. There are replicas of dinosaur bones and even models of these ancient reptiles.  

There are tracks of all sizes in the rocks and even some with imprints of the skin from the dinosaurs. The walls are painted with murals that recreate the environment of dinosaur times. See if you can find the DeLorean peeking out from the fauna. 

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Who knows if we would have ever settled the dinosaur swimming debate if Dr. Evan Johnson hadn’t decided to level his land back in 2000. That is how these tracks were uncovered. Get out of the Southern Utah heat and visit the dinosaur museum. It isn't just the air conditioning that makes it cool.