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Wesses Canyon tracksite

Kane 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 Wesses Canyon tracksite

Wesses Canyon tracksite is a fossil collection site in Kane, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wahweap Formation, dated to the Middle Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as fluvial indet. Documented finds include Theropoda, Hadrosauridae.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wahweap
Geologic interval
Middle Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
fluvial indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

braided-stream channels

Locality notes

in Wesses Canyon, GS-ENM

Fossils found here

Theropoda
Reptilia
Hadrosauridae
Ornithischia · Hadrosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 195190 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Wesses 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 Wesses Canyon tracksite?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.