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La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years.
- La Brea Woman
La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La...
- Carpinteria Tar Pits
The Carpinteria Tar Pits are located in the southeastern...
- McKittrick Tar Pits
The pits are the most extensive asphalt lakes in the state....
- Saber-Toothed Cat
Machairodontinae is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran...
- American Lion
The fragment of a femur from a gray wolf from the La Brea...
- Binagadi Asphalt Lake
Skeleton of Rhinoceros binagadiensis (Pleistocene), which...
- Lake Bermudez
Overview map, Estado Sucre in northern Venezuela Situation...
- Pitch Lake
Map showing location of the Pitch Lake. The Pitch Lake is...
- Salt Lake Oil Field
The field is also notable as being the source, by long-term...
- Dire Wolves
The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus [10] / iː ˈ n ɒ s aɪ. ɒ n ˈ d...
- La Brea Woman
- History of The Site
- Findings
- Tar Pits
Modern excavations of the bones started in 1913–1915. In the 1940s and 1950s, public excitement was got by the preparation of previously recovered large mammal bones. A later study showed the fossil material was well preserved. They are about 10–20,000 years old, from the last glacial period.
At the La Brea Tar Pits, scientists have found the skeletons of many prehistoric species, including: 1. Mammoths 2. American mastodons 3. American lions 4. American cheetahs 5. Dire wolves 6. The Western camel Camelops 7. Short-faced bears 8. Ground sloths 9. The saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis (the state fossil of California) Only one human ha...
Oil is created when decayed organic matter is underground. It is under pressure. The crude oilseeps upward through fractures, or porous sedimentary rock layers. It may form a pool at the surface. The lighter parts of the crude oil evaporate into the atmosphere, leaving behind a black, sticky asphalt.Tar pits are often excavated because they contain...
Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits. La Brea Tar Pits fauna as depicted by Charles R. Knight. A list of prehistoric and extinct species whose fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits, located in present-day Hancock Park, a city park on the Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire district in Los Angeles, California. [1][2][3] Some of the ...
Located in the heart of L.A., La Brea Tar Pits are one of the world’s most famous fossil localities, where more than 100 excavations have been made! It’s a fascinating piece of land. Over time, this area has been ancient forest and savannah, ranch land and oilfield, Mexican land grant, and Los Angeles County Park.
La Brea Tar Pits, tar (Spanish brea) pits, in Hancock Park (Rancho La Brea), Los Angeles, California, U.S. The area was the site of “pitch springs” oozing crude oil that was used by local Indians for waterproofing. Gaspar de Portolá’s expedition in 1769 explored the area, which encompasses about 20.
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La Brea Tar Pits. Step into an Ice Age adventure. Unearth mysteries deep beneath your feet, witness fossil discoveries, and explore exhibits of mammoth proportions. Dive into a unique journey through time, as you investigate the science and history preserved by the Tar Pits.
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La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years.
