Some creationists cite what they believe to be various sculptures, carvings and other artistic representations of dinosaurs made by ancient cultures around the world. Most of these have been discredited as forgeries and misinterpreted objects, but creationists continue to use them as evidence for their peculiar view of earth history. Among the most oft-cited is a petroglyph of what appears to be an Apatosaurus-like sauropod on Kachina Bridge in Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument.
Owachomo is a Hopi Indian word for rock mound. On the upper left of the bridge is a rock outcrop which suggested the name for the bridge.
Owachomo Bridge looks different from either Sipapu or Kachina Bridge.
Because Owachomo no longer straddles all the streams which carved it, it appears to be an arch.
Flowing water is required to carve a hole through a rock wall to form a bridge, while an arch is freestanding and does not span a water course.
Natural Bridges is famous for its three spectacular bridges, but the monument also contains smaller and less noticeable arches.
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