Dossier
Ice Age
Coverage of Ice Age in the Nexus archive.
José Alberto Cruzperson1La Brea Tar Pitsplace1Spea labreaetopic1Rancho La Breaplace1Journal of Vertebrate Paleontologyorganization1Emily Lindseyperson1climate changetopic1La Brea Tar Pits and Museumplace1Los Angelesplace1mastodonstopic1saber-toothed catstopic1Gettyorganization1Los Angeles County Museum of Artorganization1
- This new Ice Age toad lived only in LA. Why the discovery matters
Researchers discovered a new extinct species of spadefoot toad, Spea labreae, at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. The finding, based on a 1929 excavated bone, highlights insights into Ice Age climate conditions and amphibian sensitivity to environmental changes.
- ‘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 its first major renovation in nearly 50 years. The site contains over 2 million fossils of ice age flora and fauna, including mastodons and saber-toothed cats, preserved in still-active tar pits.