If Yellowstone is dangerous now, it’s a cakewalk compared to the Pleistocene age where humans had to contend with mammoths, ...

Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

After 128 years of exploration and fossil excavation, researchers have finally unearthed the skull of Genyornis newtoni.

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Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne.

The only dinosaurs found at the La Brea Tar Pits are birds. After the paleontologists at La Brea have convinced you they aren’t robots, they’ll be quick to clear up another misconception ...

Scientists have been extracting huge fossils from the La Brea tar pits since 1913 ... saber-tooth cat, predatory birds, dung beetles, xanthium pods, and acorns, just to name a few.

The La Brea Tar Pits — home to more than 3.5 million Ice ... “The fact that we have particular species of plants, or insects, or birds, or rodents can tell us a lot about how hot or cold ...

Bubbling in the midst of the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles are the La Brea Tar Pits. These oozing pits of asphalt, located right in downtown L.A., are actively excavated and have produced ...