Near Moab in Grand County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Medium-size Theropod Tracks

Photographed by James Hulse, March 31, 2025

1. Medium-size Theropod Tracks Marker

Inscription. The trackway in front of you is that of a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur. Similar tracks have also been found in Wyoming. The tracks here are about 7-14 inches long and are from a dinosaur that was about 6 feet tall at the hip. We do not know exactly what kind of dinosaur made these tracks (there are several of this size and foot morphology in the Cedar Mountain Formation), but one possibility is the relatively mid-sized theropods like Ornithomimids.

Name of Track: Carmelopodus-like
Early Cretaceous (~112 million years ago)
Cedar Mountain Formation

Erected by National System of Public Lands, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Paleontology • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 38° 43.365′ N, 109° 44.062′ W. Marker is near Moab, Utah, in Grand County. It is on Cotter Mine Road (County Road BLM 215) 0.2 miles south of Mill Canyon Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Moab UT 84532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dromaeosaur Tracks (here, next to this marker); Large Theropod Tracks (a few steps from this marker); Sauropod Tracks (a few steps from this marker); Algae (a few steps from this marker); Ornithopod Tracks (a few steps from this marker); Sauropods or Ankylosaurs? (a few steps from this marker); A spring morning 112 million years ago... (a few steps from this marker); Geology (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moab.

The view of the Medium-size Theropod Tracks and Marker along the walkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 31, 2025

2. The view of the Medium-size Theropod Tracks and Marker along the walkway

The view of the Medium-size Theropod Tracks and Marker (center marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 31, 2025

3. The view of the Medium-size Theropod Tracks and Marker (center marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.