#WomeninSTEM Wednesday: Youth Uncover Clues to the Past

Isabella St. Aude - a student from the Mission Heights Preparatory High School Paleontology Program in Casa Grande, Arizona - had a paper published this past week on the first occurrence of Crosbysaurus, a plant-eating crocodile-like reptile from Utah. First found in 2014 on BLM lands in San Juan County, this new specimen helps to extend the geographic range of this Triassic-aged animal northward by approximately 155 miles.

Through support from the Canyonlands Natural History Association, students from across the state will participate in two weeks of fieldwork on BLM lands in southeastern Utah this June. The group hopes to connect the rocks in this region with those that have been better studied in Arizona. All work is conducted under BLM Permit UT14-001S on lands administered by the BLM Utah. https://peerj.com/articles/905/