Billie Untermann

Billie Untermann (1906–1973) was a Geologist who had a significant contribution to the understanding and recognition of the Uintah Basin. She was the single author of the text "The Uinta Basin—Past and Present."[1] This text highlighted the history of the Uinta Basin, which is a stretch of land in Utah which was first colonized 15,000-20,000 years ago. She received her B.A. in Geology (1929) and later an M.A.(1934) at the University of California (1934). She discovered and assembled many dinosaur skeletons, which were a popular attraction at the Utah Field House of Natural History, to which she was a museum technician.[2] She would then eventually become its director as well.

Along with her husband Ernest Untermann they published a popular text "Geology of Dinosaur National Monument".[3] Her works would be instrumental in fostering tourism in Vernal.

References

  1. ↑ "THE UINTA BASIN - PAST AND PRESENT" (PDF). archives.datapages. Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Women of Science : Righting the Record ([Nachdr] ed.). Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press. 1999. p. 59. ISBN 9780253208132. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ "Billie Untermann". Carnegie Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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