A few other paleontologists also wrote papers about the fossil plants unearthed there. The site was retained for some years in the expectation that erosion would uncover new fossils. In the 1940s, things took a turn for the worse for Fossil Cycad National Monument.
A number of other paleontologists also wrote about the plant fossils discovered at the site. The location was maintained for some time in anticipation that further erosion would expose new fossils. Unfortunately, by the 1940s, things began to decline for Fossil Cycad National Monument.