Deauthorization of The Monument
Even before formal approval of the new national monument, all of the visible fossils had been removed. Excavations in 1935 uncovered many new fossils. The site was retained for some years in the expectation that erosion would uncover new fossils. This did not happen, however, and on September 1, 1957 Fossil Cycad National Monument was transferred to the Bureau of Land Management. In 1980, construction of a highway through the site uncovered more fossil cycads.
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