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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 .
Print/export Download as PDF; ... This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Nevada, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation Period
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 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.
Location County Ownership Description Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park: 1973: Nye: state park Site containing fossil remains of 37 of the largest forms of Ichthyosaur. Hot Creek Springs and Marsh: 1972
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 ...
The BLM office has online and printed maps and information, with the boundaries and features of the Black Rock–High Rock NCA and of the locations of the ten designated National Wilderness Preservation Areas located within the NCA. There are the BLM Winnemucca office in Winnemucca, Nevada and the BLM Surprise Valley office in Cedarville ...
Christopher Schierup, National Parks Service collection manager, first spotted the fossil in 2012 in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Mitchell, Oregon. - N. Famoso/National Park Service