Still, it’s odd that mountain lions — which existed in the Los Angeles area during the Ice Age — make up such a small percentage of the scientists’ findings in the tar pits.

Senior Fossil Preparator Karin Rice kneels near mammal fossils protruding from pit 91 during a media tour at the La Brea Tar Pits on Aug. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif.

A sample of the fossils still found in the La Brea Tar Pits. | Courtesy of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The site is closed July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day ...

Two volunteers excavate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) On the opposite side of the coin, 90% of the species found at the tar pits have not gone extinct.

LOS ANGELES - Black gooey methane bubbles pop on the surface of the Lake Pit outside the La Brea Museum in Los Angeles. More than 100 species of birds and a number of other species were first ...

La Brea Tar Pits has been selected as one of the most important geological heritage sites by the International Union ofGeological Sciences, an organization representing over 1 million ...

The La Brea Tar Pits are among Los Angeles’s best-known attractions — and among the least understood. The sprawling, grassy grounds on the Miracle Mile are probably better known for the fake ...

The La Brea Tar Pits’ makeover team is adding new members. Lori Bettison-Varga, the president and director of the National History Museums of Los Angeles County, announced today that the La Brea ...

Only two of seven geese survived after being rescued from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, the International Bird Rescue said in a news release. On July 31, a flock of 15 Canada geese landed ...

There’s a gooey time capsule in the heart of Los Angeles, left over from an era when saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, ...