Hancock Park, Urban park with tar pits in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, US.
The park contains multiple natural asphalt seeps where prehistoric animal bones and plants remain preserved in black pools of tar.
George Allan Hancock discovered fossil deposits in 1883 while drilling for oil and later donated the land to preserve these prehistoric remains.
The La Brea Tar Pits Museum exhibits more than one million Ice Age fossils from 650 species found within the park grounds.
Visitors can observe active excavation sites, paleontological laboratories, and walk through gardens containing native California vegetation throughout the 23-acre grounds.
Scientists continue to extract new fossils from the tar pits, including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and ground sloths dating back 40,000 years.
Location: Los Angeles
GPS coordinates: 34.06360,-118.35700
Latest update: June 2, 2025 23:36
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