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List Of Fossil Species In The La Brea Tar Pits
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, Los Angeles, Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire district in Los Angeles, California. Some of the tar pit's fossils are displayed in the adjacent George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries in the park. They are primarily from Pleistocene predator species. Daggers (†) in the list denote extinct species. Mammals Artiodactyla * Pronghorn (''Antilocapra americana'') * † Ancient bison (''Bison antiquus'') * † Giant bison (''Bison latifrons'') * † American camel (''Camelops hesternus'') * † Dwarf pronghorn (''Capromeryx minor'') * Cf. Wapiti (''Cervus canadensis'') * † Shrub-ox (''Euceratherium collinum'') * † Stilt-legged llama (''Hemiauchenia macrocephala'') * Cf. Mule deer (''Odocoileus hemionus'') * Bighorn sheep (''Ovis canadensis'') * Sheep, Domestic She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Brea Tar Pits
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. Over many centuries, the bones of trapped animals have been preserved. The George C. Page Museum is dedicated to researching the tar pits and displaying specimens from the animals that died there. La Brea Tar Pits is a registered National Natural Landmark. Formation Tar pits are composed of heavy oil fractions called gilsonite, which seeps from the Earth as oil. Crude oil seeps up along the 6th Street Fault from the Salt Lake Oil Field, which underlies much of the Fairfax District north of Hancock Park. The oil reaches the surface and forms pools, becoming asphalt as the lighter fractions of the petroleum biodegrade or evaporate. The asphalt then normally hardens into stubby mounds. The pools a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
