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Death trap : the story of the La Brea Tar Pits

Title
Death trap : the story of the La Brea Tar Pits / Sharon Elaine Thompson.
Author
Thompson, Sharon Elaine, 1952-
Publication
Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, c1995.

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Description
72 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Summary
Describes the history and present excavation of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. Includes how the tar pits formed, why animals became trapped there, and how scientists analyze the fossils.
Subject
  • Paleontology > Pleistocene
  • Fossils > California > La Brea Pits
  • La Brea Pits (Calif.)
ISBN
0822528517
LCCN
93039583
OCLC
93039583 /AC
Author
Thompson, Sharon Elaine, 1952-
Title
Death trap : the story of the La Brea Tar Pits / Sharon Elaine Thompson.
Imprint
Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, c1995.
Branch Call Number
J 560.17 T
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