Geology of La Brea Tar Pits Background The La Brea Tar Pits, located near Hollywood, California, contain one of the worlds greatest troves of Pleistocene fossils. Over one million bones have been recovered to so far. Dating from 38,000BC to 8,000 BC, the bones represent more than 420 species of animal, including saber tooth tigers, dire wolves, and 140 species of plants. Geologic History Leaves and grass blew across the tar, forming a thin top layer identical to …showed first 75 words of 1679 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1679 total…the technology to cause the extinction of all the animals in question, but they may have dealt the final blow to forms already greatly reduced and vulnerable to his predation. References The George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036, online at: http://www.tarpits.org/ The Discovery Channel, online at: http://www.discovery.com/news/features/tarpits/tarpits.html Encyclopedia Britannica – Rancholabrean Stage, online at: http://www.britannica.com/