La Brea Tar Pits
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La Brea Tar Pits is a famous Ice Age fossil site and natural asphalt seep in Los Angeles known for its exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric animal remains.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Brea Tar Pits canonical | 14 |
| La Brea Tar Pits and Museum | 12 |
| La Brea | 1 |
| La Brea Tar Pits Park | 1 |
| Rancho La Brea fossil assemblage | 1 |
| Rancho La Brea fossil locality complex | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil site
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natural asphalt seep ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
La Brea Tar Pits
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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
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| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fossilsAgeRange | approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years old ⓘ |
| fossilsDateTo | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Pleistocene epoch
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surface form:
Pleistocene
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| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
American lion fossils
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Smilodon fatalis fossils ⓘ bird fossils ⓘ bison fossils ⓘ camel fossils ⓘ dire wolf fossils ⓘ ground sloth fossils ⓘ insect remains ⓘ mammoth fossils ⓘ microfossils ⓘ plant remains ⓘ |
| hasExcavationSite |
Pit 91
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Project 23 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active paleontological excavations
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bubbling asphalt pools ⓘ life-size prehistoric animal sculptures ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
asphalt
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bitumen ⓘ tar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ice Age fossils
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asphalt seeps ⓘ exceptional preservation of prehistoric animals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | the tar pits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Hancock Park ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Brea Avenue ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| partOf | Miracle Mile district ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the richest Ice Age fossil sites in the world ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| touristAttractionIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| usedSince |
Ice Age (film series)
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surface form:
Ice Age
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Rancho La Brea fossil assemblage
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Rancho La Brea fossil locality complex
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La Brea
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La Brea Tar Pits Park
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