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Ancient Camel from California

Skull of an extinct species of camel that once lived in California, recovered from the asphalt of the La Brea Tar Pits. The brown color is a permanent artifact of the bones having been preserved in asphalt.

 

La Brea Tar Pits / George C. Page Museum

Los Angeles, California

December 11, 2014

 

See: www.tarpits.org

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Taken on December 11, 2014