If the words “La Brea” don’t stir a sense of wonder, you didn’t read the right books as a child.

To continue the theme of magical experiences, if the words “La Brea” don’t stir a sense of wonder in you, you didn’t read the right books as a child.

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Sabre Tooth


I don’t know how old I was when I first saw the pictures of Sabre Tooth Tigers and read about how their fossils were pulled from the tar pits at La Brea, but I was pretty small.

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Tar Pits


The quantity and quality of amazing ice age fossils pulled from the tar pits is astonishing. A sticky and frightening end for the poor creatures that contributed them, though.

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Tar


It was really magical to see first hand for the first time.

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