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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." 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. She eventually become its director.

Along with her husband Ernest Untermann they published a popular text "Geology of Dinosaur National Monument". Her works were 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. Kass-Simon, G., ed. (1999). Women of Science : Righting the Record ( ed.). Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana Univ. Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780253208132.
3. "Billie Untermann". Carnegie Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

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