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Insects Help Refine Burial Time-Line At Tar Pits


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Hey Inyo, great info as always! I've seen many of those Brea Beetles and didnt realize they were a carniverous scavenger...hmmm..

Dr. G D Woodard my old paleo instructor in college used to talk about La Brea back in the 70's and I unfortunately, now to my chagrin, didnt pay enough attention him or to get into any of his pubs or any others works on those digs. If I had I probably would have followed a paleo career path. It's very neat to revisit this So cal stuff and the current ongoing studies.

On another semi-related side note, anything new with the human remains they found at La Brea...are you aware of any new thoughts/ideas that have emerged?

Regards, Chris

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A McKittrick scavenger beetle:

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They seem to have been very abundant at these tar-seep traps (a restaurant district that never closed...).

The olfactory ambiance must have been pretty special!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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