May 20
The La Brea Tar Pits have been trapping animals for millennia. Paleontologists are still uncovering what lies beneath the ooze
For tens of thousands of years, the La Brea Tar Pits have trapped and preserved Ice Age giants β and scientists are still uncovering the secrets buried beneath the asphalt. Image credit: Michael Christopher Brown
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/la-brea-tar-pits-sucking-visitors-millennia-paleontologits-still-finding-out-what-lies-within-ooze-180988404/
