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Tar pits, sometimes referred to as asphalt pits, are large asphalt deposits. They form in the presence of petroleum , which is created when decayed organic matter is subjected to pressure underground.
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.
Small tar pit. The 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 ...
Mar 17, 2011 · Explorer: Clash of the Americas : Fossils found in Venezuelan tar pits are proving that North and South American prehistoric animals had contact with one ano...
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Aug 21, 2022 · Excavators at the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum work to dig up fossils of mammoths, dire wolves, giant sloths and more out of the ground. They clean and piece together the bones, and prepare them...
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Learn about fossiliferous tar pits around the world and how they preserve past ecosystems. Explore the B.R.E.A.S. Project, a collaboration to support research and education at asphaltic sites.
Visit the only actively excavated Ice Age fossil site in the world, where mammoths, sloths, and other animals were trapped in sticky asphalt. Explore the museum, the lake, the playground, and the Pleistocene Garden with native plants from the Ice Age.
