Zion museum's new temporary exhibit delves into research on end

SPRINGDALE, Utah (ABC4) -- A new, temporary exhibit featuring research on the Triassic and Jurassic periods is available at the Zion Human History Museum. It features research on geoscience and extinction, as well as a model phytosaur skull.

The new exhibit will bring guests through the late Triassic period, the end-Triassic Extinction, and the beginnings of the Jurassic period, between 227 to 180 million years ago. This is the culmination of a seven-year research project involving scientists from all over.

Dr. Celina Suarez, a geoscience professor at the University of Arkansas, led the team. The rocks at Zion National Park were key to this research, as they were used to study and understand the climate change that led to the end-Triassic Extinction.

According to a press release from Zi