Reptilian Retrospective

USU geologists are taking a closer look at relatively unknown armored reptiles that emerged during the Late Triassic Period. Among these creatures was Vancleavea campi, a reptile resembling both an armadillo and an iguana. A partial skeleton of an animal belonging to this group was recently discovered in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park.

For more information contact Bronson Barton, student researcher, and W. David Liddell, professor and faculty mentor, 435-797-1261, Geology Department, College of Science, Utah State University. Barton displays a poster of his research Wednesday, March 22, at 12:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Stevenson Ballroom during USU Science Week, March 20-24, on campus.