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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:

 

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. 

 

Tours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Fridays by appointment

 

For further information please call (435) 613-5111 or 1-800-817-9949

 

Distance from Salt Lake 119 miles (192 Kilometers)

 

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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