| 词条 | Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| name = Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument | alt_name = | photo = Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.jpg | photo_alt = | photo_caption = A part of the fossil beds with Gass Peak in the background | photo_width = | map = Nevada#USA | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_width = | relief = | label = | label_position = | mark = | marker_size = | location = | nearest_city = Las Vegas, Nevada | coords = {{coord|36.371|-115.306|type:landmark_region:US-NV_dim:20000|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|22,650|acre|ha}} | designation = | authorized = | created = | established = 2014 | designated = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = National Park Service | website = [https://www.nps.gov/tusk 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 discoveries. The {{convert|22,650|acre|sing=on}} monument is administered by the National Park Service.[1] The 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] PaleontologyFossils found at the site include Columbian mammoths, camelops and American lions, and range from 7,000 to 250,000 years old.[6][7] LegislationThe 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.[8][9] References1. ^Brean, Henry (December 19, 2014). Obama signs Tule Springs monument into law Las Vegas Review-Journal 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tulespringslv.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=38 |title=Tule Springs Story |accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher=Tule Springs Ice Age Park |date= }} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Wash area conservation urged |authors= Rogers, Keith; Choate, Alan |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/34511264.html |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 15, 2008 |accessdate=March 1, 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tulespringslv.com/|title=Official Website|work=Protectors of Tule Springs}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=I-Team Investigation: Mammoth Mistake in Northeast Las Vegas |author= Knapp, George |url=http://www.8newsnow.com/story/7368001/i-team-investigation-mammoth-mistake-in-northeast-las-vegas?redirected=true |newspaper=KLAS-TV |date=November 15, 2007 |accessdate=March 1, 2011}} 6. ^A History of Discovery in this Fossil-Rich Area, Protectors of Tule Springs, 2014 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/water-environment/things-are-picking-new-national-monument|title=Things are picking up at new national monument|first=Henry| last=Brean|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date= April 10, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/deal-clears-way-tule-springs-fossil-bed-national-monument |title=Deal clears way for Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |first=Steve |last=Tetreault |date=December 2, 2014 |access-date=15 August 2016}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/obama-signs-tule-springs-monument-law|title=Obama signs Tule Springs monument into law |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |first=Henry |last=Brean |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=15 August 2016}} External links
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