Pleistocene Mammals of North America - Treasures from the La Brea Tar Pits

Pleistocene Mammals of North America - Treasures from the La Brea Tar Pits

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Pit 91 discovered in 1915

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Pit 91 discovered in 1915

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Pleistocene Mammals of North America - Treasures from the La Brea Tar Pits

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  1. 1 RANCHO LA BREA Treasures from the Tar Pits
  2. 2 Rancho La Brea now includes parts of Hollywood, Hancock Park and Beverly Hills
  3. 3 Oil reservoirs occur in late Miocene sedimentary rocks
  4. 4 Three main phases of LACM collecting
  5. 5 La Brea herbivores
  6. 6 La Brea carnivorans
  7. 7 Rancho La Brea fossil bird and mammal species are dominated by carnivores
  8. 8 Pit 91 discovered in 1915
  9. 9 Skeletal Representation Anomaly
  10. 10 Four types of accumulations
  11. 11 Box 5B: horizontal deposit
  12. 12 Box 1: vertical pipe
  13. 13 Box 14 vertical fissure
  14. 14 Non asphaltic deposits
  15. 15 Mammuthus columbi: Zed
  16. 16 Modern Juniper Trees
  17. 17 George C. Page Museum

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