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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil site
natural asphalt seep
paleontological site
tourist attraction
adjacentTo La Brea Tar Pits self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
city Los Angeles
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fossilsAgeRange approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years old
fossilsDateTo Late Pleistocene
geologicalAge Pleistocene epoch
surface form: Pleistocene
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasDiscovery American lion fossils
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
Project 23
hasFeature active paleontological excavations
bubbling asphalt pools
life-size prehistoric animal sculptures
hasMaterial asphalt
bitumen
tar
knownFor Ice Age fossils
asphalt seeps
exceptional preservation of prehistoric animals
languageOfName Spanish
literalMeaningOfName the tar pits
locatedIn California, United States
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
surface form: California
touristAttractionIn Los Angeles
usedSince Ice Age (film series)
surface form: Ice Age

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Central Los Angeles hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits adjacentTo La Brea Tar Pits self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Wilshire Boulevard hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Miracle Mile district hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
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Hancock Park hasNearbyLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
Petersen Automotive Museum near La Brea Tar Pits
Miracle Mile hasMuseum La Brea Tar Pits
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Miracle Mile hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
Beverly Grove hasCulturalAttractionNearby La Brea Tar Pits
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La Brea Avenue associatedWith La Brea Tar Pits
May Company Wilshire near La Brea Tar Pits
Pit 91 partOf La Brea Tar Pits
Pit 91 associatedWith La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: Rancho La Brea fossil assemblage
Pit 91 managedBy La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Pit 91 formsPartOf La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: Rancho La Brea fossil locality complex
Project 23 location La Brea Tar Pits
Project 23 partOf La Brea Tar Pits
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Museum Row hasMuseum La Brea Tar Pits
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Museum Row near La Brea Tar Pits
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La Brea Industrial Estate locatedIn La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: La Brea
Craft Contemporary nearbyLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
Mid-Wilshire hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
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Mid-Wilshire hasLandmark La Brea Tar Pits
this entity surface form: La Brea Tar Pits Park
Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard contains La Brea Tar Pits
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Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard hasPrimaryMuseum La Brea Tar Pits
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OK Human hasPart La Brea Tar Pits