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Early Jurassic. Cut off from moisture-laden ocean winds by rising mountains to the west. Desert sands.
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During this era Utah was at the western edge of North America. The eastern portion of the state was a low plain with little relief at about sea level.
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Park City-Oquirrh, Deer Creek-Tintic, and Wah Wah-Tushar
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Erosion wore down the mountains to the west and sediments filled the inland sea to the east. Created by the remanents.
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The eastern portion of the state was covered by an inland sea that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic. Setiments and erosion formed the mountains in utah.
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Late Jurassic. At this time Utah was a hot, swampy lowland with mountains and volcanoes to the west and northwest. Meandering rivers and lakes abounded, while dinosaurs roamed the land. T-REX YO!
Cockroack
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