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Early in 1900 a new Nevada fossil site was discovered in the Virgin Valley. The site bore three fossil rich horizons. The lower and upper layers were rich in animal remains like two relatives of modern camels, a large cat, two different kinds of horse, remains likely belonging to a rhinoceros, and mastodons.
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Nevada, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation Period
Fossil of the Silurian-Middle Devonian trilobite Acanthopyge †Acanthopyge †Acmarhachis †Acmarhachis typicalis †Acodus †Acrothyra †Acutichiton †Adamsoceras †Agnostotes clavata – or unidentified comparable form †Agnostus †Agoniatites †Amorphognathus †Amphiscapha †Ampyx – tentative report †Ampyx †Anabarella ...
Corn Creek Campsite is located in the Desert National Wildlife Range and was used from around 1900–1924 for ranching [1] and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Nearby is Mormon Well Spring another listed historic place.
Nevada Catholic parish life until 1900 reflected the Irish heritage of its parish clergy and the bulk of their flocks. Slavic, Italian, and Basque Catholics moved to the state after 1900 and sometimes allied with native-born Americans so that the traditional dominance of Irish Catholics diminished markedly by the 1930s.
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 Paleozoic life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
Pages in category "Fossils of Nevada" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agulla mineralensis;