La Brea Tar Pits

A while ago, I visited the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum. In this area, asphalt and crude oil seeps out of the ground creating pools, called Tar Pits. The Tar Pits became graves of animals because it's so sticky. Similar to getting stuck in quick sand. These Tar Pits quickly preserved the bones and other plant pieces creating a rich fossil record. The museum displays completed skeletons of animals that roamed the area between 12,000-40,000 years ago, reconstructions of the environment, and a working scientific lab called the "Fish Bowl". Even now oil seeps out of the ground. I was so surprised to watch to oil bubble to the surface. The La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum, in the middle of The City of Los Angeles! A Lake Pit, oil and natural gas seeps out of the ground to this day. The Mammoths are not real. In case you were wondering. Excavation is on hold at one of the pits. The Fish Bowl, working scientific lab at the Page Museum Sloth American Bison Colombian Mammoth American Lion