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SCIENCEMay 24 · 15:00 UTCGUARDIAN USChris Iovenko in Los Angeles

‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles

The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, the world's only urban active ice age fossil site, is undergoing a major renovation after nearly 50 years. The site preserves over 2 million ice age fossils, including mastodons and saber-toothed cats, trapped in natural tar pools that still bubble today.

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