Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

A forgotten fossil sitting in a museum drawer for nearly 100 years has turned out to be a game-changing Ice Age discovery.

Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits belong to a newly identified extinct spadefoot toad, the first extinct amphibian recorded at the site. The toad’s anatomy, larger body size and disappearance offer clues ...

The extinct toad from the ice age was found among the amphibian collection at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum.

Sometimes they come from revisiting specimens that have been sitting in collections for years.

Fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits suggest some saber-toothed cats suffered from painful spinal growths that may have made ...

Learn more about a newly identified Ice Age toad species whose fossils sat unnoticed in a La Brea Tar Pits collection for ...

The La Brea Tar Pits are getting a $236 million cash infusion to help transform the iconic Los Angeles attraction in what ...

Researchers studied saber-toothed cat vertebrae found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. They identified a surprisingly ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Tens of thousands of years ago, dire wolves hunted ground sloths and camels while herds of gigantic ...

A day at the museum is getting more expensive: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase some prices at the Natural History Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits, with adult ...

While the days of dire wolves and saber-toothed cats have long since passed, a new study is emerging from the sticky tar of Los Angeles, Calif.—one that is beginning to echo today's issues. This study ...