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Mark Dion Tar Pits
Artist Mark Dion's Deep Dive Into The Tar Pits
What blows this celebrated artist's mind? Microscopic ice age plants and rat poop
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illustration of an ocillated turkey
Talking Tar Pits Turkeys
Dig into some ancient turkey with our Tar Pits team member, Preparator Laura Tewksbury.
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three-dimensional scan of the pathological pelvis and femur
Research and Collections
These Hips Don’t Lie: 3D Imaging of a Pelvis Suggests Social Care for Saber Tooths
A new display at La Brea Tar Pits showcases how modern science can shed new light on old fossils.
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E. Occidentalis
Horsing Around at La Brea Tar Pits
Say giddy up to the Western horse
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Black and white illustration of a sabertoothed cat
Here, Kitty, Kitty
It's been ice ages! Get reacquainted with your friendly neighborhood apex predator
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Bison close up for featured image
You Herd of Bison in L.A.?
Hoofing it through Ice Age Los Angeles
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Painting of ice age Los Angeles featuring animals found as fossils at the Tar Pits
At the Feet of Mammoths
Meet some of the Ice Age minifauna still making their home in L.A.
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Bison Teeth 3D Model Close Up for Header Image
Research and Collections
Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets
Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth
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Sabertooth cat skeleton and notecard with field notes
Get Sedimental With La Brea Tar Pits
Help transcribe 'dig' field notes for fossils excavated since 1969
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