Dinosaur tracks found on vacant property in a small Utah town could soon be protected as part of a new U.S. national monument.
Sheldon Johnson, who owns the 50-acre parcel of land in St. George, discovered the evidence of ancient life while excavating a hill in February 2000. Johnson’s original plans would have converted the plot, next to a school, into an industrial park.
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