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What are tar pits?
Tar Pits Are A Pool Of Sticky Molted Oil Called Tar.Tar Pits Existed 200,000 Years Ago At The Bottom Of Tar Pits Were Grizzly Bears,Mammoths,Saber Tooth Tigers,And Especially Other Extinct Ice Age Mammal's.
Where is tar found?
Tar can be found in tar pits or asphalt lakes. There are not many worldwide. There is one in La Brea, Trinidad & Tobago (Tiera de Brea): another is located in Los Angeles, CA, USA (La Brea Tar Pits); another is located in Venuzuela (Lake Bermudez); another is located near Bakersfield, CA, USA (McKittrick Tar Pits); another is located in Carpinteria, CA, USA (Carpinteria Tar Pits).
What are asphalt fossils?
Tar is known as Asphalt fossils. Asphalt preserve only hard parts of organisms such as teeth, bones and the outer shells of spiecies. Countless numbers of these fossils are preserved in tar pits.
How deep are the so-called bottomless pits?
Some people un-familiar with caves or possibly a person advertising a cave will claim a pit is "bottomless." Usually you can't see the bottom of these pits, so their story is convincing. Also, they may throw a rock into the pit, it lands in soft dirt and doesn't make a sound, so some gullible people will believe them. The answer to the question is that most of these pits are not even a 30 meters deep. A person should not enter these pits without proper training on techniques for climbing long free-hanging ropes. There are thousands of caves where the pit could be 100 meter free-fall. and there are plenty more deeper than that. The Velebita Pit in Croatia is the deepest pit inside of a cave at 513 meters deep. You would be far safer rappelling off of a sky-scraper, than exploring a deep pit without training or the proper equipment.
Is tar sand a renewable resource?
No, it is a fossil fuel. Tar sand contains tar which is a fossil hydrocarbon similar to crude oil and ultimately derived from the same source.
How many pits are in la brea tar pits?
La Bara Tar Pits has almost all tar pits outside on the gates
How deep is the la brea tar pits?
most are around 22 feet, pit 91 is 13 feet deep
What is a Bea tar pits?
The Brea Tar Pits are where Ice Age animals were stuck in the tar pits such as the mammoth. You can still see them today.
What does the la brea tar pits look like?
a cluster of tar pits
Did saber tooth tigers get stuck in tar pits?
Yes, they did get stuck in tar pits.
Where are the California tar pits?
The La Brea Tar Pits are in downtown Los Angeles.
How long has the la brea tar pits been around are?
La brea tar pits are 38,000 years old
What are tar pits?
Tar Pits Are A Pool Of Sticky Molted Oil Called Tar.Tar Pits Existed 200,000 Years Ago At The Bottom Of Tar Pits Were Grizzly Bears,Mammoths,Saber Tooth Tigers,And Especially Other Extinct Ice Age Mammal's.
Where La Brea tar pits located?
The La Brea Tar Pits (or Rancho La Brea Tar Pits) are a cluster of tar pits around which Hancock Park was formed, in the urban heart of Los Angeles. Asphaltum or tar (brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground in this area for tens of thousands of years. The tar is often covered with water. Over many centuries, animals that came to drink the water fell in, sank in the tar, and were preserved as bones. The George C. Page Museum is dedicated to researching the tar pits and displaying specimens from the animals that died there. The La Brea Tar Pits are now a registered National Natural Landmark.
Do tar pits contain fossils?
some do
Where is tar found?
Tar can be found in tar pits or asphalt lakes. There are not many worldwide. There is one in La Brea, Trinidad & Tobago (Tiera de Brea): another is located in Los Angeles, CA, USA (La Brea Tar Pits); another is located in Venuzuela (Lake Bermudez); another is located near Bakersfield, CA, USA (McKittrick Tar Pits); another is located in Carpinteria, CA, USA (Carpinteria Tar Pits).
What is the web address of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles California?
The web address of the La Brea Tar Pits is: http://www.tarpits.org
