Jurassic Park

Red Rocks & Raptors: Picturing Moab in the Age of the Dinos

As Moab gains a new dino-themed state park, this final Science on Screen® installment took a deep dive into Colorado Plateau paleontology — and how the blockbuster “Jurassic Park” holds up three decades later.

In conversation with local zoologist and science journalist Amanda Heidt, paleontologist John Hankla shared his experience hunting fossils across Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, and what it was like to consult on the set of the Jurassic Park franchise in 2018.

As the movie begins, Jurassic Park enthusiasts conduct their own behind-the-scenes dino hunt...

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