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- Paleontology_in_Nevada abstract "Paleontology in Nevada refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada has a rich fossil record of plants as well as both invertebrate and vertebrate animal life. During the Late Precambrian eastern and southern Nevada was being gradually covered by a shallow sea that was home to blue-green bacteria. During the early Paleozoic a variety of local aquatic invertebrates inhabited both freshwater (molluscs) and salt water (graptolites). By the Carboniferous reefs formed despite a drop in local sea levels and a variety of plants flourished on land. Sea levels continued to drop into the early Mesozoic although ammonites and ichthyosaurs inhabited regions still submerged by the sea. Sea levels continued to drop through the Jurassic. An island chain where Sequoia trees grew emerged during the Cretaceous, but little else is known. Woodlands covered the state during the early part of the Cenozoic era. The state would come to be home to camels, horses, mammoths, and giant ground sloths. Local Native Americans devised myths to explain fossils. By the late 19th century local fossils had attracted the attention of formally trained scientists. Nevertheless, very little organized paleontology has been done within Nevada, and much of that has been carried on by out of state researchers. Consequently, there are few fossils displayed within Nevada. Among the institutions that do house fossils within the state is the University of Nevada Museum. The Triassic ichthyosaur Shonisaurus popularis is the Nevada state fossil.".
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- Paleontology_in_Nevada subject Category:Natural_history_of_Nevada.
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- Paleontology_in_Nevada comment "Paleontology in Nevada refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada has a rich fossil record of plants as well as both invertebrate and vertebrate animal life. During the Late Precambrian eastern and southern Nevada was being gradually covered by a shallow sea that was home to blue-green bacteria.".
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