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The La Brea Tar Pits: The History and Legacy of One of the World's Most Famous Fossil Sites

The La Brea Tar Pits: The History and Legacy of One of the World's Most Famous Fossil Sites

Paperback

Biology

ISBN10: 1675937915
ISBN13: 9781675937914
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 15 2019
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
*Includes pictures
*Includes a bibliography for further reading
Even at a distance, the acrid stench of asphalt and sulfur singes the hairs of people's nostrils, and when the blustering winds subside, the potent miasma lingers in the air. To the untrained eye, the La Brea Tar Pits seem to be nothing more than simply pools of thick, viscous black sludge, its obsidian-like surface bestrewn with an assortment of autumn leaves and dirt. Gooey methane bubbles spurt up periodically, shattering the glassy veneer of the grease-black lakes, and the shiny bubbles swell to varying sizes and wiggle from side to side before popping, the sticky collapse almost reminiscent of cracking open a chocolate molten lava cake.

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