Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
| Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
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| Nearest city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°22′16″N 115°18′22″W / 36.371°N 115.306°WCoordinates: 36°22′16″N 115°18′22″W / 36.371°N 115.306°W |
| Area | 22,650 acres (9,170 ha) |
| Established | 2014 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
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 artifacts. The 22,650-acre (9,170 ha) monument is administered by the National Park Service.[1]
Nevada's only national monument is located in the Upper Las Vegas Wash and protects part of the Tule Springs.[2] The wash area also includes several patches of the rare Las Vegas bear poppy. The land was designated after a local campaign to permanently protect the landscape as a national monument.[3][4][5]
Paleontology
Fossils found at the site include Columbian mammoths, camelops and American lions, and range from 7,000 to 250,000 years old.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Brean, Henry (December 19, 2014). Obama signs Tule Springs monument into law Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ↑ "Tule Springs Story". Tule Springs Ice Age Park. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Rogers, Keith; Choate, Alan (November 15, 2008). "Wash area conservation urged". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Official Website". Protectors of Tule Springs.
- ↑ Knapp, George (November 15, 2007). "I-Team Investigation: Mammoth Mistake in Northeast Las Vegas". KLAS-TV. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ A History of Discovery in this Fossil-Rich Area, Protectors of Tule Springs, 2014
- ↑ Brean, Henry (April 10, 2015). "Things are picking up at new national monument". Las Vegas Review-Journal.