Wrentit Inceville Los Liones Canyon Los Angeles 477
In a quaint little town north of Los Angeles fossils were found entombed in asphalt. The big stuff was identified by Paleontologists but what about the tiny stuff? The little fragile bird bones. Wrentit bones. A Pleistocene* Bird found in Carpinteria but not found in the more famous inland La Brea Tar Pit. An organic time capsule. A treasure trove.
New technology has placed our Wrentit into a new family and its closest relatives, Parrotbills, live on different continents. How in the Sam Hill did they get here? Were they stowaways on a pirate ship from Asia? Were they blown across the Pacific by a volcano blast? Did they cross the Bering Strait with ancient Siberian people to the New World? And why only here? Why not on nearby Palos Verdes peninsula?
With enough photos of this shy bird I can try to tell a tale. Like a good mystery there must be opportunity and motivation.
*The time period that spanned from 2.6 million years ago to 11,700 years ago.
Wrentit Inceville Los Liones Canyon Los Angeles 477
In a quaint little town north of Los Angeles fossils were found entombed in asphalt. The big stuff was identified by Paleontologists but what about the tiny stuff? The little fragile bird bones. Wrentit bones. A Pleistocene* Bird found in Carpinteria but not found in the more famous inland La Brea Tar Pit. An organic time capsule. A treasure trove.
New technology has placed our Wrentit into a new family and its closest relatives, Parrotbills, live on different continents. How in the Sam Hill did they get here? Were they stowaways on a pirate ship from Asia? Were they blown across the Pacific by a volcano blast? Did they cross the Bering Strait with ancient Siberian people to the New World? And why only here? Why not on nearby Palos Verdes peninsula?
With enough photos of this shy bird I can try to tell a tale. Like a good mystery there must be opportunity and motivation.
*The time period that spanned from 2.6 million years ago to 11,700 years ago.