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La Brea tar pits



La Brea tar pits, asphalt bog in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, containing skeletons of prehistoric (Pleistocene) animals, including mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and giant sloths, preserved by tar.

See also: Prehistoric animal.

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