Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park | State Parks - Nevada
About 225 million years ago, Ichthyosaurs swam in a warm ocean covering central Nevada. Today, the most abundant concentration and largest known Ichthyosaur fossils in North …
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park | Nevada State Fossil - Travel Nevada
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park offers a glimpse into Nevada’s rich silver mining history, as well as a literal window into the largest known concentration of ichthyosaur fossils at the site’s …
Nevada’s Ice Age Fossils State Park opens in Las Vegas
Jan 18, 2024 · Fossil enthusiasts can immerse themselves in displays, learning about paleontology and the Megafauna that once roamed the area. The park’s newly established trail …
Local paleontologist discovers new dinosaur species
Jan 27, 2023 · RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A local paleontologist is credited with finding the first dinosaur unique to the state of Nevada. “It’s the Nevadadromeus schmitti,” said Joshua …
Meet Nevadadromeus, the first dinosaur unique to the Silver State
Jun 7, 2022 · The fossil, which they discovered in 2008, would slowly be unearthed over the course of a decade and would eventually come to be known as Nevadadromeus schmitti, the …
Nevada State Fossil - Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis)
In 1928 a large bone-bed of giant ichthyosaur fossils was discovered in the Shoshone Mountains near Berlin, Nevada. Excavations at the site thirty years later would reveal the remains of 37 …
Ice Age Fossils State Park | State Parks - Nevada
During the Pleistocene, also known as the Ice Age, the wash provided verdant habitat for several species of now extinct mammals, including Columbian mammoths, American lions, camels, …
Discovering Shonisaurus popularis, Nevada’s State Fossil
May 17, 2018 · Of the state symbols, our state fossil, Shonisaurus popularis, the ichthyosaur, stands out at almost mythical proportions. These animals were approximately the length of a …
Nevada State Fossil: Ichthyosaur (genus Shonisaurus)
The prehistoric marine reptile known as the Ichthyosaur (genus Shonisaurus), now extinct, is hereby designated as the official state fossil of the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1977, …
Ice Age Fossils State Park | Las Vegas Fossil Exploration - Travel Nevada
Meet the now-extinct mammals that once roamed Las Vegas—ranging from mammoths and dire wolves to giant ground sloths and saber-toothed cats—at the newest Nevada State Park. The …