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La Brea Tar Pits

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Dire wolf, Smilodon, mammoth, birds in asphalt seeps (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Pleistocene

Iconic Ice Age site. Museum and active dig; look-only.

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