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The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
By Rocky Halladay
All of the dinosaurs in this museum are unique and found within a
two-hour radius from Price, Utah. Paleontologists and students from
all over the world come here to see and study the museum’s
collections. This museum is accredited by the American Association
of museums. The honor is only awarded to museum’s that exhibit the
highest standards of collection care, exhibition, development and
public education.
Over the Past 10 years CEU (College of Eastern Utah)
Museum staff and volunteers have recovered over 2,600 bones
belonging to at least 10 new species of dinosaurs, ranging from 3 to
70 feet in length.
The famous Utah Raptor which was used by Steven
Speilberg in a fictional way for the movie, “Jurrasic Park”. In the
movie it was named the “Velociraptor”. The dinosaur is
displayed in this museum...."I remember a part in the movie where the Velociraptor taps his back toe claw on the floor"...you can see in
the photo below a close up of the back claw.
The retired director from the museum, Don Berg gave
Steven Spielberg a replica of the Utah Raptor claw.
There are other displays of the Fremont and Anasazi Indians who
disappeared from the archaeological record. The museum has quite a
few things that were left behind by these Indians on display. Records show that early Americans hunted extinct animals such as the
“Columbian Mammoth and the American Mastodon” for food and
clothing. As an example projectile points were found in association
with the remains of the “HUNTINGTON CANYON MAMMOTH” one of the
largest Columbian Mammoths found in North America. You can go to
Huntington Reservoir (50 miles south- west of Price) to find the
where the mammoth was discovered.
Directions And Hours
Of Operation:
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Open
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 daily from April 1st to September 3oth;
from October 1st to March 31st it is open from 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 and closed Sunday and on major holidays (i.e.
Thanksgiving, Christmas day, etc.) thorough the year.
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Tours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
and Fridays by appointment
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For
further information please call (435) 613-5111 or
1-800-817-9949
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Distance from Salt Lake 119 miles (192 Kilometers)
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Admission: adults
$3, children 2-12 $1, family $7, season pass $30 |
ATTENTION: within about 2 years a new CEU museum will be
opening in Price with a new display of a new recently discovered
DINOSAUR that is around 150 feet tall! NO LIE 150 feet tall!
If any person/s is interested in volunteering in helping with
new digs or dinosaur bone cleaning please contact John Bird at
435-613-5645.
DISPLAYS IN THIS MUSEUM ARE SPECTACULAR...in relation to wonderful
outdoor activities of the area.
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