Hundreds of exquisitely preserved mammal feces excavated from the famous La Brea Tar Pits have the potential to provide invaluable new insights into what Southern California was like in the Pleistocene Epoch.
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Saber-Tooth Cats, Dire Wolves Found in La Brea Tar Pits Show Wounds From Ice Age Battles
The bones of saber-tooth cats and extinct dire wolves from downtown Los Angeles still bear the marks of injuries sustained in battle more than 11,500 years ago, researchers say.
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Ancient Cougars Survived Ice Age Extinction By Not Being Picky Eaters, Study Finds
Among the many puzzles posed by the massive extinction of mammals at the end of the last Ice Age is why North America’s saber-tooth cats and great native lions disappeared,…
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