Agate Springs Ranch

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historic ranch paleontological site

Agate Springs Ranch is a historic Nebraska ranch known as the site of rich Miocene fossil deposits that led to the creation of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.

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Agate Springs Ranch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ranch ⓘ
paleontological site ⓘ
contributedTo creation of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
ecosystem mixed-grass prairie ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Miocene ⓘ
hasCollection Native American artifact collections ⓘ
fossil displays ⓘ
hasEducationalUse geology and fossilization education ⓘ
interpretive programs on Miocene life ⓘ
hasFossilType Dinohyus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Menoceras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Miocene camels ⓘ
Miocene entelodonts ⓘ
Miocene horses ⓘ
Miocene rhinoceroses ⓘ
Moropus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stenomylus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchActivity ongoing paleontological research ⓘ
hasStratigraphicUnit Agate Springs quarries beds ⓘ
Harrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Agate Fossil Beds National Monument visitor center ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inception late 19th century ⓘ
knownFor mammal fossil beds ⓘ
rich Miocene fossil deposits ⓘ
locatedIn Great Plains ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
Sioux County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ
managementBy National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity Harrison, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy James H. Cook family NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Agate Fossil Beds National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
Agate Springs Fossil Quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent discovery of large Miocene mammal fossils ⓘ
scientific excavations by paleontologists in the early 20th century ⓘ
significantForDiscipline geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
vertebrate paleontology ⓘ
terrainFeature Niobrara River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeDepth Early Miocene ⓘ
about 19 million years ago ⓘ
tourism educational field trip destination ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ

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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument → associatedWith → Agate Springs Ranch ⓘ