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Figure 23.28
The LaBrea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California
a
Restoration of a mammoth trapped in the sticky tar (asphalt) at a present-day oil seep.
b
Skeleton of a dire wolf (
Canis dirus
) in the George C. Page Museum in Los Angeles.
Several thousand dire wolves have been recovered, making them the most common mammal in
the deposits.
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