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Tenmile Canyon tracksite

Grand County, Utah
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 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 Tenmile Canyon tracksite

Tenmile Canyon tracksite is a fossil collection site in Grand, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Kayenta Formation, dated to the Sinemurian to Pliensbachian (199.5–184.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as interdune. Documented finds include Dinosauria.

Geologic setting

Formation
Kayenta
Geologic interval
Sinemurian to Pliensbachian
Age
199.5–184.2 Ma
Depositional environment
interdune
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

"desert playa drylake"

Locality notes

Tenmile Canyon, down from Dripping Springs, near the Green River

Fossils found here

Dinosauria
Reptilia

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 183529 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Tenmile Canyon tracksite

Can you collect at Tenmile 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 Tenmile Canyon tracksite?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 534 g stony meteorite was found at Arches in 2001, 25 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.