Today, the La Brea Tar Pits, a public park and museum, lie between shopping centers and apartment buildings. But the sticky, black asphalt that fills the pits was oozing up from the ground long ...

La Brea tar pit scientists find mammoths, saber-tooth cats, dire wolves and more in asphalt. Here's how they've uncovered fossils for over 100 years.

The first excavations at the tar pits began in the early 20th century, and if you visit today, you’re still likely to see scientists preserving bones or digging in the asphalt.

For the record: 4:22 p.m. Oct. 28, 2022 An earlier version of this story said the dragonfly that got stuck in the asphalt was observed near Pit 23 of the La Brea Tar Pits. It was near Pit 91.

How Can These Flies Live in Oily Black Tar Pits? Season 11 Episode 10 | 4m 45s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits.

You know about the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles right? I am sure that you have heard of them, if not seen them before in movies. Basically, what they are is a big much of petroleum and ...

For the record: 4:22 p.m. Oct. 28, 2022: An earlier version of this story said the dragonfly that got stuck in the asphalt was observed near Pit 23 of the La Brea Tar Pits.It was near Pit 91. On a ...

As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major ... Only in Los Angeles could a 99 Cents Only Store sit next to a prehistoric landmark where greenish asphalt burps methane as tourists gawk.

The first excavations at the tar pits began in the early 20th century, and if you visit today, you’re still likely to see ...

Paleontologist Sean Campbell examines the asphalt of Pit 91, where he and his team are still uncovering fossils left behind by ice age plants and animals.