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The geology of Utah, in the western United States, includes rocks formed at the edge of the proto-North American continent during the Precambrian.A shallow marine sedimentary environment covered the region for much of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic, followed by dryland conditions, volcanism, and the formation of the basin and range terrain in the Cenozoic.
During the Precambrian, the area of northeastern Utah now occupied by the Uinta Mountains was a shallow sea which was home to simple microorganisms. During the early Paleozoic Utah was still largely covered in seawater. The state's Paleozoic seas would come to be home to creatures like brachiopods, fishes, and trilobites.
This list of the Paleozoic life of Utah contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Utah and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
2.1 Selected Paleozoic taxa of Utah. 3 Mesozoic. Toggle Mesozoic subsection ... This list of the prehistoric life of Utah contains the various prehistoric life-forms ...
Rock Canyon is located in the Wasatch Mountains, in east Provo, Utah, United States. [1] [ Note 1] It is popular with rock climbers and hikers (and a number of other outdoor enthusiasts of all types) due to its unique and rugged geology as well as its proximity to Brigham Young University.
At its type location at Cedar Mesa near the San Juan River in Utah, the sandstone is 500 feet (150 m) to over 1,000 feet (300 m) thick. Drill holes near Glen Canyon have penetrated more than 1,200 feet (370 m) of Ceder Mesa beds. [ 6 ]
"Sedimentary rocks of the San Rafael Swell and some adjacent areas in eastern Utah". Shorter Contributions to General Geology, 1927: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper . 150-D: D61–D110. Lucas, Spencer G.; Anderson, O.J. (November 1992).
Their bedrock commonly consists of Paleozoic quartzites and carbonates, Mesozoic mets-sedimentary and meta-volcanic rocks, and Cenozoic granitic and gneissic intrusions. These rock glaciers create mountain reservoirs, which are very significant as Utah is prone to severe and extreme droughts.