Diorama of the La Brea Tar Pits, California (Pleistocene) 3 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Diorama of the La Brea Tar Pits, California (Pleistocene) 3 / James St. John
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Seen here is a model-based reconstruction of life near Hollywood in southern California during the Pleistocene. This is a public exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-------------------------------The La Brea Tar Pits are a famous fossil locality in the Los Angeles urban area of southern California. Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas) seeps from the ground, and has done so for a long time. During the Pleistocene Ice Age, animals would get stuck in the weathering-degraded oil ("tar"). Thousands of fossils have been retrieved from this site.This photo shows models of two Smilodon saber-toothed tigers eyeing an animal stuck in the tar. Fossil bones from predators are disproportionately represented in the fauna at La Brea Tar Pits.-------------------------------See info. at:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits |
| 撮影日 | 2006-07-21 13:17:58 |
| 撮影者 | James St. John |
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