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<p>It has been long assumed that Utah&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/bonneville-salt-flats" target=" blank">Bonneville Salt Flats</a>&nbsp;was formed as its ancient namesake lake dried up 13,000 years ago. But new research from the University of Utah has gutted that narrative, determining these crusts did not form until several thousand years after&nbsp;<a href="https://geology.utah.gov/popular/great-salt-lake/" target=" blank">Lake Bonneville</a>&nbsp;disappeared, which could have important implications for managing this feature that has been shrinking for decades to the dismay of the racing community and others who revere the saline pan 100 miles west of Salt Lake City. Relying on radiocarbon analysis of pollen found in salt cores, the study&nbsp;concludes the salt began accumulating between 5,400 and 3,500 years ago, demonstrating how this geological feature is not a perman

University of utahUnited statesBonneville salt flatsSilver island mountainsSalt lake cityGreat salt lakeBrenda bowenCharles jack oviattIsaac hartJeremiah bernauBureau of land managementUtah geologicalQuaternary researchKansas state universityDepartment of atmospheric sciencesAmerican center