June 24

We went to the St. George Dinosaur Discovory Site at Johnson Farm today.

In late February 2000, Sheldon Johnson was leveling a hill on his farm property in St. George, Utah when he came across dinosaur tracks preserved as natural fossil casts on the underside of a thick layer of sandstone. That sandstone layer was part of a lake shore that dates back approximately 200 million years ago and formed when an ancient lake covered the land just north and east of St. George Utah. When a large block tipped out of the bucket of Dr. Johnson’s track hoe, he had no idea that he had just uncovered the first trace of an incredible fossil treasure trove –one of the most important discoveries in the history of paleontological research in Lower Jurassic rocks. (information taken from http://www.sgcity.org/dinotrax/indexmain.php)

This was really interesting.

The rest of our day is a lazy day. After playing Magic, WOW, and Yahtzee, we need to pack for our departure tomorrow morning.