Mid-Cretaceous (middle Albian to early Cenomanian) dinosaur trackways preserved in chert-bearing strata west of Ross River, Yukon. The trackways occur on at least three levels within a >427-meter section exposed along the Robert Campbell Highway, deposited by meandering rivers flowing parallel to the Tintina Trench. This dataset was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze dinosaur migration patterns based on trackway orientation suggesting southeast movement.
- Model sedimentary environments based on descriptions of splay deposits and meandering rivers.
- Correlate stratigraphic layers based on trackways preserved on at least three levels.
- Reconstruct paleo-river systems based on channel dimensions up to 12 meters deep and 50 meters wide.
Strengths
- Specific temporal inference from a miospore assemblage including Cupuliferoidaepollenites minimus.
- Detailed geological context describing >427 meters of exposed section and three trackway levels.
- Concrete spatial location 3 km west of Ross River within the Tintina Trench.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Time Range
- Mid-Cretaceous (middle Albian to early Cenomanian)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:54:08.717945; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Ross River area, Yukon Territory, Canada