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The extinct animals discovered at La Brea Tar Pits were trapped in the asphalt between 11,000 to 50,000 years ago. They may have lived in the Los Angeles region for much of the last 100,000 years. Before that time the Los Angeles Basin was covered by the Pacific Ocean.
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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. 3,271 reviews. #31 of 921 things to do in Los Angeles. Natural History MuseumsScience Museums. Closed now. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Explore the world's only active, urban Ice Age excavation site.
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Oct 28, 2022 · The La Brea Tar Pits now occupies 13 of those; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and a public park make up the rest. Fossilized jaws of saber-toothed cats, left, and ancient coyotes lie in ...
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Located in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles, the La Brea Tar Pits are one of the world’s most famous fossil localities. Explore the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. Inside the Museum is where we showcase the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here — mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and more. Outside check out the La Brea Tar Pits ...
George C. Page Museum. Built next to the La Brea Tar Pits as part of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, the George C. Page Museum is home to over a million specimens of 650 animal and plant species from the Ice Age. In the museum, you can see animal skeletons of all sizes, right up to an enormous mammoth! Highlights of the museum include ...
