Late Pleistocene Ingleside Fauna

Known today as Swan Lake, this is the site of an archeological excavation that yielded one of the largest assortments of fossils found in a single locality in Texas. They were discovered in 1939 when highway engineers were digging for caliche to use in road building. Between 1939 and 1941 the fossils of 42 prehistoric vertebrates were excavated and sorted. Fossils found here represented such animals as the mammoth, saber-toothed tiger, bison, ground sloth, camel, alligator, tapir, and various species of fresh water fish. (1984)

Late Pleistocene Ingleside Fauna is a historical marker in Ingleside, San Patricio County, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in San Patricio County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 27.8711, -97.1974 near Ingleside. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Ignacio (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Prairieview, First United Methodist Church of Aransas Pass, and Aransas Pass First Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013849. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.