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Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceCalifornia
County/ParishLos Angeles County
LocalityRancho La Brea Tar Pits, Pit [bliss 29]
Latitude34.0637
Longitude-118.356825
Institution CodeLacm
Collection CodeRlb
Catalog NumberHc 14434e
Collected ByRancho La Brea Field Party
Date Collected1929-10-15

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https://tarpits.org/research-collections/tar-pits-collections

The LACM Rancho La Brea collections hold 3-5 million fossil specimens covering ~50,000 years to near present day. They hold the world's largest collection of extinct megafauna and are particularly well known for the vast osteological collections of carnivores and birds. In addition, the collections include botany, arthropods, molluscs and small vertebrates, including fishes, amphibian, reptiles and mammals, as well as a few artifacts. The collections are all from the vicinity of the Rancho La Brea National Natural Landmark, mostly within the Los Angeles County park called Hancock Park.

Contacts

Name Aisling Farrell
RoleCollections Manager
Emailafarrell@tarpits.org
Name Gary Takeuchi
RoleCollections Manager
Emailgtakeuch@tarpits.org
Name William Mertz
RoleDatabase Manager
Emailwmertz@nhm.org
Name Carrie Howard
RolePreparator
Emailchoward@tarpits.org
Name Aisling Farrell
RoleCollections Manager
Emailafarrell@tarpits.org
Name Gary Takeuchi
RoleCollections Manager
Emailgtakeuch@tarpits.org
Name William Mertz
RoleDatabase Manager
Emailwmertz@nhm.org
Name Erica Krimmel
RoleAssistant Collections Manager
Emailekrimmel@nhm.org
Name Aisling Farrell
RoleCollections Manager
Emailafarrell@tarpits.org
Name Gary Takeuchi
RoleCollections Manager
Emailgtakeuch@tarpits.org
Name William Mertz
RoleDatabase Manager
Emailwmertz@nhm.org
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