Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, California
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:archaeological_site
natural history site |
| gptkbp:age |
gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
|
| gptkbp:containsFossilsOf |
birds
insects camels ground sloths horses mammoths plants reptiles saber-toothed cats ancient bison dire wolves short-faced bears |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:excavatedBy |
early 1900s
|
| gptkbp:feature |
active paleontological research
bubbling asphalt pools outdoor fossil displays |
| gptkbp:hasMuseum |
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits_Museum
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, California
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
asphalt seeps
fossil deposits Ice Age fossils |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
|
| gptkbp:openToPublic |
yes
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Natural_History_Museum_of_Los_Angeles_County
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the world's richest Ice Age fossil sites
|
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
not a World Heritage Site
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus_guildayi
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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