Scientists at the tar pits discovered that many of the smaller animals they extracted from the pits still exist around Los Angeles today. But many of the larger mammals-such as woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers-are now extinct. Why do you think this is the case? What can scientists learn about Los Angeles' climate history by studying the specimens found in these tar pits?

More than one million bones were recovered in 1906. These bones represented 231 species of vertebrates and there were 234 species of invertebrates.

Los Angeles climate is relatively stable for over 50,000 years. The fossils of more than 180 insects were preserved in La Brea Tar Pits. The climate warming probes a link for evolution of Ice Age predators.

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