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 |
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| instanceOf |
fossil site
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natural asphalt seep → paleontological site → tourist attraction → |
| adjacentTo |
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
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| city |
Los Angeles
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| fossilsAgeRange |
approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years old
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| fossilsDateTo |
Late Pleistocene
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| geologicalAge |
Pleistocene
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| hasCoordinateSystem |
geographic coordinates
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| 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
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| literalMeaningOfName |
the tar pits
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| locatedIn |
California
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Hancock Park → Los Angeles → |
| namedAfter |
La Brea Avenue
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| openToPublic |
true
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| operatedBy |
Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
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| partOf |
Miracle Mile district
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| recognizedAs |
one of the richest Ice Age fossil sites in the world
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| state |
California
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| touristAttractionIn |
Los Angeles
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| usedSince |
Ice Age
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Central Los Angeles
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Miracle Mile → Miracle Mile district ("La Brea Tar Pits and Museum") → Wilshire Boulevard ("La Brea Tar Pits and Museum") → |
hasLandmark |
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La Brea Tar Pits
("La Brea Tar Pits and Museum")
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art → |
adjacentTo |
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La Brea Avenue
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associatedWith |
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Beverly Grove
("La Brea Tar Pits and Museum")
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hasCulturalAttractionNearby |
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Miracle Mile
("La Brea Tar Pits and Museum")
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hasMuseum |
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Hancock Park
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hasNearbyLandmark |
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Petersen Automotive Museum
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near |