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Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, a United States National Monument near Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, was established in 2014 to protect Ice Age paleontological discoveries. The 22,650-acre (9,170 ha) monument is administered by the National Park Service .
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Nevada, U.S. Sites ... Nevada Group/McColley Canyon Formation: Devonian:
Ice Age Fossils State Park is a 315-acre state park in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on the northernmost fringe of the metropolitan area. It is located adjacent to the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument near Willie McCool Regional Park. The park saw its grand opening on January 20, 2024.
The location of the state of Nevada. Paleontology in Nevada refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Nevada.Nevada has a rich fossil record of plants and animal life spanning the past 650 million years of time. [1]
This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils.Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there.
Scientists have uncovered new clues about a curious fossil site in Nevada, a graveyard for dozens of giant marine reptiles. The site is famous for its fossils from giant ichthyosaurs — reptiles ...
This list of the prehistoric life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada. Precambrian [ edit ]
The Fossil Hill Member is a Middle Triassic-aged rock unit. The Fossil Hill unit occurs as a member of both the Prida and Favret formations. It outcrops in multiple locations across Northwestern Nevada including the western Humboldt Range , Tobin Range , Augusta Mountains , and China Mountain.