Why Did the Ice Age Titans Go Extinct?
A new study reveals that human impacts in an environment made fire-prone by climate change and herbivore loss led to large mammals vanishing from southern California.
Geek Out in an Ice Age Daydream
Tar AR brings Ice Age animals back to L.A.
Mammoths, meet the metaverse
Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animals to use in AR and VR
Earth's First Giant
The two-meter skull of a humongous new ichthyosaur species, Earth’s first known giant creature, reveals how both the extinct marine reptiles and modern whales became giants.
Get Sedimental With La Brea Tar Pits
Help transcribe 'dig' field notes for fossils excavated since 1969
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Time Machine Window: A Look Back at Ice Age Los Angeles
Take a look at Los Angeles through Ice Age lenses
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My Virtual Museum Home
Put on your Nature Eyes and #MuseumFromHome in an all-new way with Animal Crossing
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Meet Hayden, the Metro Mammoth
A juvenile mammoth that was discovered during a dig for the new Metro
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Mammoth on Display
Our most complete mammoth, nicknamed “Zed” is almost ready to return to the limelight!
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Through the Looking Glass
We are preparing right now to plant sturdy contraptions around La Brea Tar Pits, and soon they will blossom into portals to the Ice Age.
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