It seems so unreal that even with Los Angeles all around, the methane is still boiling to the surface of the ponds and tar is still oozing to the surface just as it has been doing for 40,000 years. During those 40,000 years, millions of animals have gotten stuck in the ooze....The pits have layers upon layers of bones. The museum showcases a trove of fossil bones recovered from this site. On display are some complete skeletons of now extinct animals from this time period such as saber-toothed cat, mammoth, short-faced bear, giant ground sloth, dire wolf, etc
The grandkids would love this place.
Recreated scene of mammoths at tar pits
Mammoth mired in the tar...notice the water boiling in the background...that's methane
The story of Goo
Where the goo comes from.
Another tar pit
Excavating tar pit
Another tar pit
Giant Sloth
Saber-toothed Cat
Lab Volunteers that are separating out bone fragments
I thought this is an extra nice way to display these skeletons - vulture standing over prey
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