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Spring Canyon tracksite

Carbon County, Utah
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Spring Canyon tracksite

Spring Canyon tracksite is a fossil collection site in Carbon, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Blackhawk Formation, dated to the Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as mire/swamp. Documented finds include Dinosauropodes bransfordii, Cupressaceae, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Dinosauropodes magrawii, Dinosauropodes osborni.

Geologic setting

Formation
Blackhawk
Geologic interval
Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
mire/swamp
Recorded occurrences
11
Geology notes

delta and delta-strand swamps

Locality notes

In Price River Coal Company mine in Spring Canyon, west of Helper, Utah.

Fossils found here

Dinosauropodes bransfordii
Ornithischia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Cupressaceae
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Cupressaceae
Bivalvia
Bivalvia
Gastropoda
Gastropoda
Dinosauropodes magrawii
Ornithischia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Dinosauropodes osborni
Ornithischia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Hadrosauridae
Ornithischia · Hadrosauridae
Theropoda
Reptilia
Ankylosauria
Ornithischia
Pteraichnus
Reptilia · Pteraichnidae
Taxodiaceae
Pinopsida · Taxodiaceae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 52856 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Spring Canyon tracksite?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Spring Canyon tracksite?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.