Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

A cast of a mammoth tooth is displayed during a news conference marking the creation of the Tule Springs National Monument at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort northwest of Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. The 22,650 acre site on the northern edge of the Las Vegas Valley features fossils from the Ice Age, including mammoths, bison, American Lions, camelops and sloths.

Steve Marcus

A cast of a mammoth tooth is displayed during a news conference marking the creation of the Tule Springs National Monument at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort northwest of Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. The 22,650 acre site on the northern edge of the Las Vegas Valley features fossils from the Ice Age, including mammoths, bison, American Lions, camelops and sloths.