October 24, 2013
The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER
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10/25 (FRI) - 7:00pm 10/26 (SAT) - 7:00pm 10/28 (mon) - 7:00pm
Running time: 1 hr. 30 mins.
General Admission: $6.00 Seniors 59 and over & Children 11 and younger: $5.00 www.facebook.com/TheWayneTheatre
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Marathon
Cont’d on page 3
10-miler includes a significant uphill portion beginning right at the start line. Still, as every racer knows, running consists of simply putting one foot in front of the other, no matter how steep the road or bad the weather, until – miraculously – the finish line appears. Races consist of individual stories. Among many others: Paul Otterstrom, who added to Boulder’s Coombs family running tradition (his wife, Nola, was the women’s marathon winner last year); Dave Jensen of Cedar Hills, Utah, who returned from last year and plans to run the marathon every year using the same race number, and wants to recruit other runners he knows from around the world; Riccardo Tortini, who energetically ran 20 miles up and down North Creek the day after finishing second in the marathon (and who talked his parents and friends from Italy into participating in the races); Ken and David Ott, who ran fresh from the previous week’s St. George Marathon; and David Heaps of North Dakota, who, running alongside his siblings as they collectively came in last in the marathon, had enough energy at the finish line
to do a celebratory handstand and back flip! A hallmark of this race was the excellent pre-race dinner, characterized by fresh ingredients and home-cooking, at Escalante City Park. And for the cool evening, we had Jerry and Monica Taylor’s sculpted fire pits to warm everyone. Louise Barnes and Melani Torgersen are already thinking about next year’s dinner, and it will continue to be something we highlight. Please remember, this is a community event, and each year everyone is invited. A few runners this year needed medical attention, and the roaming EMTs and Garfield County Sheriff’s Incident Command headquarters quickly came to their assistance. Dehydration, overheating, and sore joints are inherent risks of longdistance races, as is running on the open road. The EMTs, the Garfield Sheriff’s Office, Utah Highway Patrol -- all those involved in keeping our runners safe -- are essential to this event and have our profound gratitude. Several runners commented that while they entered the race for the challenge of the course and the opportunity to run in this special landscape, it was the friendliness and spirit of our communities – and espe-
Page 3 cially our aid station volunteers -- that will bring them back in the future. Thanks are owed to many, including the dedicated race committee, each and every volunteer, those who ensured the runners’ safety, our valued sponsors, and the community leaders who offered their endorsement and support. Particular thanks go to Taylor Duthie, Miss Garfield Outstanding Teen, who presented a medal to each finisher. Taylor showed her character and mettle by staying at the finish line until the last finishers crossed, seven and a half-hours after starting. Her efforts were certainly recognized by the runners, with several telling us that having “Miss Escalante” hand out the medals was an especially nice touch! The Escalante Canyons Marathon and 10-miler will continue to take place each year on the second Saturday in October, with the proceeds going toward community projects in Escalante and Boulder. There will be new challenges as the number of runners increases, but we look forward to making the races even better next time around! Images of the Marathon and 10 Miler are available online at www.desertactionimages.com.
Baby Dinosaur Cont’d from page 1
the Alf Museum whose family funded preparation of the fossil, revealed nearly the entire skeleton of a baby dinosaur measuring only six feet long when it died. Detailed study of the skeleton of “Joe” identified it as the most complete specimen yet known for Parasaurolophus (pronounced PAIR-uh-SOREAH-luf-us), a duck-billed (hadrosaurid) dinosaur that lived throughout western North America around 75 million years ago. The herbivore is notable for a long and hollow bony tube on the top of its skull, which scientists speculate was used like a trumpet to blast sound for communication, as well as a billboard for visual display. Although partial skulls and skeletons of fullgrown Parasaurolophus have been known for over 90 years, scientists previously knew little about how Parasaurolophus grew up. Intriguingly, the new fossil shows that baby Parasaurolophus had a low bump on top of its head, which only later morphed into the curved tube of adults. “Our baby Parasaurolophus is barely one-quarter of adult size, but it had already started growing its crest,” stated lead project scientist Andrew Farke, who is Augustyn Family Curator at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology. “This is surprising, because related dinosaurs didn’t sprout their ornamentation until they were at least half-grown. Parasaurolophus had to get an early start in order to form its unique headgear.” A sample of bone from the leg helped estimate the animal’s age at death. “Dinosaurs have yearly growth rings in their bone tissue, like trees. But we didn’t see even one ring. That means it grew to a quarter of adult size in less than a year,” commented co-author Sarah Werning of Stony Brook University. Although “Joe” was only six feet long and a year old, it would have grown to 25 feet in length as an adult. The fossil skeleton has yielded a world of previously unknown information about Parasaurolophus and its relatives. Medical scans documented the internal anatomy of the animal’s skull, allowing a reconstruction of its vocal capabilities. “If adult Parasaurolophus had ‘woofers,’ the babies had ‘tweeters.’ The short and small crest of baby ‘Joe’ shows that it may have had a much higher pitch to its call than did adults,” stated Andrew Farke. “Along with the visual differences, this might have helped animals living in the same area to figure out who was the big boss.”
The skeleton of the baby Parasaurolophus nicknamed “Joe.” Credit: Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
An artist rendition of the baby Parasaurolophus. Credit: Tyler Keillor
An artist rendition of the head of the baby Parasaurolophus. Credit: Lukas Panzarin
Comparison of the size of the baby Parasaurolophus to adult Parasaurolophus, as well as an adult and baby human.
Credit: Scott Hartman, Matt Martyniuk, and Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
Because of the broad importance of the fossil, researchers have made 3D digital scans of the entire fossil freely available on-line (links via www.dinosaurjoe.com). Although portions of other dinosaur fossils have been scanned and distributed in this way before, this the first time that virtually an entire skeleton has been posted. This will allow scientists and the public alike unparalleled access to this fossil. The study describing the new fossil was published today in the open access scientific journal PeerJ (meaning that anyone can read and download the article for free, and without restrictions). Additionally, the specimen is now on exhibit at the Raymond M. Alf Museum
of Paleontology in Claremont, California. Researchers who co-authored the study include Andrew Farke (Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, California), Sarah Werning (University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, and Stony Brook University, New York), and high school students Derek Chok, Annisa Herrero, and Brandon Scolieri (The Webb Schools, Claremont, California). The fossil was collected under a permit from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management, Utah. —The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology