he scientific journal Rocky Mountain Geology (RMG), published by the University of Wyoming's Department of Geology and Geophysics, is celebrating its 10th year. Volume 43, No. 2 (2008) has just been ...

Object Details Author Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Contents Introduction -- Pioneer geologists of the American West / Dr W. Lyle Dockery -- Physical geology -- Regional geography -- Cities ...

The evolution of new dinosaur species may have surged due to the rise of the Rocky Mountains and the emergence of a prehistoric inner sea in North America, researchers say.

Ancient seas and the early Rocky Mountains. Around 300 million years ago, the first Rocky Mountains emerged from ancient inland seas. Those mountains paralleled today’s Front Range, about 30 to ...

Annotated view of the Rocky Mountains as seen from Western Canada. Image credit: NASA. Read more: Earth Observatory Between 55 and 185 million years ago, at least three chains of islands crashed ...

The rise of the Rocky Mountains and emergence of a prehistoric inner sea may explain the boom ... It saw three converging geologic structures all coming together to form perfect conditions for a ...

Pink-hued "watermelon snow" has covered the Rocky Mountains near Utah, and visitors are seeing it even though summer. The U.S. Geological Survey reports how its caused.

Geographically the two distinctive summits known as the Spanish Peaks on the horizon west of Walsenburg are part of the Rocky Mountains. But geologically, they’re different. They weren’t ...

Here is a geologic timeline of how the beloved concert venue came to be, according to the Red Rocks website. Ancient seas and the early Rocky Mountains. Around 300 million years ago, the first ...

Around 300 million years ago, the first Rocky Mountains emerged from ancient inland seas. Those mountains paralleled today’s Front Range, about 30 to 40 miles west.