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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paleobiota_of_the_La_Brea_Tar_PitsPaleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Learn about the prehistoric and extinct species whose fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits, a city park in Los Angeles. See the list of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and their common names, species, material, notes and images.

2. www.kqed.org › science › 1993662Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly. | KQED

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   Jul 30, 2024 · In the sticky oil seeps known as the La Brea Tar Pits, tiny petroleum flies and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt that oozes up to the surface. The larvae hunt among the fossilized bones of dire wolves, mammoths and saber-toothed cats.

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4. www.youtube.com › watchLa Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles - August 17, 2024 - YouTube

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   2 days ago · La Brea in Spanish means "the tar". Many fossils that dates back to the Ice Age have been unearthed from the sites, and the tar pits are still currently acti...

5. www.pbs.org › video › tar-pits-are-a-death-trap-except-forTar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly. - PBS

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   Aug 1, 2024 · These fossils were all found here, in the La Brea Tar Pits. While some call this viscous substance tar, it’s actually natural asphalt. Mix that with sand, gravel and rocks, and you’ve got a...

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     LA BREA TAR PITS WITH A GEOLOGIST | FOSSILS AND GEOLOGY TOUR

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     The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in Los Angeles, CA | Museum Access (Full Episode)

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     Exploring the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles

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7. tarpits.org › stories › Petroleum-Flies-KQED-Deep-LookGet Stuck on Petroleum Flies | La Brea Tar Pits

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   Jul 30, 2024 · La Brea Tar Pits has a reputation for being a death trap, but one animal thrives among the fossils and freshly stuck critters that are entrapped every day in the asphalt seeps: the petroleum fly Helaeomyia petrolei.

8. laist.com › brief › newsTar pit fly - LAist

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   Jul 31, 2024 · Discover more about the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, where plants and animals from the last 50,000 years are discovered every day. The museum is located right in the heart of Los Angeles.

9. tarpits.org › stories › walking-giant-slothsGiant Sloth Foot Prints | La Brea Tar Pits

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   Aug 1, 2024 · As part of an image exchange between White Sands and La Brea Tar Pits, Collections Manager Greg Davies scanned a Harlan’s ground sloth foot from the Tar Pits. From the images below, the evidence of feet adapted to their peculiar way of walking is hard to miss.