Mark Loewen, University of Utah (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Mark Loewen, University of Utah

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Mark Loewen, paleontologist with the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah, displays the new dinosaur species, Seitaad ruessi, which is derived from the Navajo word, “Seit’aad,” a sand-desert monster from the Navajo (Diné) creation legend that swallowed its victims in sand dunes. The skeleton of Seitaad had been 'swallowed' in a fossilized sand dune when it was discovered.

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Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah.

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