Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Overview
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 monument is administered by the National Park Service.
The national monument is located in the Upper Las Vegas Wash and protects part of the Tule Springs. The wash area also includes several patches of the rare Las Vegas bear poppy.
Fossils found at the site include Columbian mammoths, camelops, and American lions, and range from 7,000 to 250,000 years old.
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