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See full safety guidelines. Open Today: 9:30 am to 5 pm. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. 213.763.3499. Plan your visit to La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Get tickets for admission, exhibits, 3D movies and films, shows and tours.
A few denizens of the La Brea tar pits, now in the University of California Museum of Paleontology collections, are depicted below. Click on any picture to receive an enlarged version. Smilodon, the most famous of the sabre-toothed cats, is the second most common fossil at La Brea.
5 days ago · 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.
The asphalt seeps at La Brea Tar Pits are the only active urban fossil dig site in the world. Plants and animals from the last 50,000 years are discovered here every day. Outside, you can watch excavators carve fossils out of the asphalt.
For these are the La Brea tar pits, containing one of the richest, best preserved, and best studied assemblages of Pleistocene vertebrates, including at least 59 species of mammal and over 135 species of bird.
The La Brea Tar Pits are world famous and are the only registered National Natural Landmark in Los Angeles County (and one of 39 sites in California). Almost every Angeleno knows about the La Brea Tar Pits, as do many non-Angelenos. The story of this unusual natural feature has stirred scientific interest and imagination for more than a century.
Oct 28, 2022 · On Friday, the La Brea Tar Pits were recognized as one of the world’s First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites. The designation is akin to a lifetime achievement award bestowed by the...
