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Excavations

Exhibitions

Onlookers watch scientists in the Fossil Lab

What happens after the fossils at La Brea Tar Pits are excavated? This is where you find out.

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Image of mammoths

Travel back in time with Titans of the Ice Age.

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Stories

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Bison Teeth 3D Model Close Up for Header Image

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets

Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth

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

Clever Mary Music Video Illustration

Clever Mary: The Song of Mary Anning, A Hero of Paleontology

Sing along with NHM's Performing Arts team in celebration of Mary Anning, an overlooked matriarch of paleontology

Male walruses relaxing

Walruses: On the Tusk of Greatness

With the discovery of the oldest tusked walrus yet, NHM scientists are getting to the root of the walrus’ long tooth.

Recorrido virtual de la Sala de Dinosaurios - Español

Una visita virtual a la era de los dinosaurios.

Photograph of the Dino Hall exhibit

Virtual Tour of Dino Hall - Mandarin Chinese

A virtual visit to the Age of Dinosaurs

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Future Paleontologist

Dig up the past as you discover the science of the fossil’s journey from excavation to our col

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Tar Pits in Peru

Our Expeditions

Our goal is to foster integrative research collaborations at asphaltic fossil localities around the world.

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