Riley Black

Riley Black is the author of the books The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Skeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, and more. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A Search for Fossils Unearths a New Life

It felt like a test—how badly did I want this?

By Riley Black May 4, 2020

In this story: hiking

Illustration shows a person walking in Monument Valley. The center of the valley is overlaid by the torso of a person, with their head as part of the clouds.

In Neil Shubin's New Book, Everyone's a Time Capsule

"Some Assembly Required" takes the evolutionary long view

By Riley Black March 7, 2020

In this story: books

Tracking Dinosaur Stomping Grounds

Jurassic footsteps lie among the wonders outside Moab, Utah

By Riley Black July 27, 2019

In this story: travel

Riley Black

A Search for Fossils Unearths a New Life

In Neil Shubin's New Book, Everyone's a Time Capsule

Tracking Dinosaur Stomping Grounds

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