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Mammoths and Mastodons
Naturalist
A Gigantic Family Reunion
La Brea Tar Pits has been hosting a behemoth-size gathering of late — Mammoths and Mastodons at La Brea Tar Pits.
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image of newly reimagined exhibition
Research and Collections
An Altar for Los Angeles
Local artists tell the story of the people of Los Angeles
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Daejah Newton, with her sorting sheet looking at fossils
Fossil Hunters in the Classroom
This year, almost 700 students at six schools in L.A. have participated in microfossil sorting.
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A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)
Research and Collections
The Proof Is in the Pooping
Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs
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