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Dinosaur fossils dug up in Utah reveal new species
Utah Geological Survey paleontologists have begun excavating a bonebed north of Arches National Park, where Jim Kirkland is working to name an armored species after retiring Don DeBlieux.
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At a glance
- First reported by FOX 10 Phoenix: “Dinosaur fossils dug up in Utah reveal new species”, with reporting from FOX 13 News and KSL.com.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 8:59 PM ET on No Bull with Hank, by Hank Ledger.
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- FOX 10 PhoenixDinosaur fossils dug up in Utah reveal new species
- FOX 13 News'4 different kinds of dinosaur': A new discovery in southeastern Utah October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- KSL.comNew Utah dinosaur dig marks end of an era October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number one. Paleontologists in southeastern Utah, near Moab, say they've added up about four different kinds of dinosaur at one site.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUtah State Paleontologist Jim Kirkland said, quote, I think we've added up like four different kinds of dinosaur here right now. Like four.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's a scientist rounding a dinosaur.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number two. Don DeBlieux says everything they find there will be brand new to science.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe found the site while hiking in the desert north of Arches National Park.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe went for a walk in the desert and came back with a bonebed. I come back with a sunburn.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three, and this is the one they hope you miss. Don DeBlieux plans to retire after a twenty-five year partnership.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the Utah Geological Survey says the site seems to hold an armored dinosaur that Kirkland is working to name in his honor.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-five years. Most of us get a card, a sheet cake and a manager who mispronounces our name. Don gets an armored dinosaur.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThink about that.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat cake is gone by Friday, the office will be gone by the next century, and the dinosaur has a hundred and fifty million years on everybody involved.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe best retirement gift in America is older than the pension, and nobody has to chip in for it.

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