Nearest city Las Vegas, Nevada Address Las Vegas, NV 89124, USA Phone +1 702-293-8853 | Governing body National Park Service Area 91.66 km² Established 2014 | |
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Dji mavic drone video of fire at tule springs fossil beds national monument
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.
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- Dji mavic drone video of fire at tule springs fossil beds national monument
- Paleontology
- Legislation
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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. The land was designated after a local campaign to permanently protect the landscape as a national monument.
Paleontology
Fossils found at the site include Columbian mammoths, camelops and American lions, and range from 7,000 to 250,000 years old.
Legislation
The Tule Springs Fossil Beds passed both houses of Congress in December 2014 and signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 19, 2014 under Section 3092(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015.