List of fossil species in the La Brea Tar Pits
A list of prehistoric and extant species whose fossils have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits, located in present day Hancock Park, a city park on the Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire district in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3]
Some of the tar pit's fossils are displayed in the adjacent George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries in the park. They are primarily from Pleistocene predator species. Daggers (†) in the list denote extinct species.
Mammals
Artiodactyla
- Antilocapra americana (pronghorn)
- †Bison antiquus (ancient bison)
- †Bison latifrons (giant bison)
- †Camelops hesternus (American camel)
- †Capromeryx minor (dwarf pronghorn)
- Cf. Cervus canadensis (wapiti)
- † Cf. Euceratherium collinum (shrub-ox)
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala (stilt-legged llama)
- Cf. Odocoileus hemionus (mule deer)
- Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep)
- †Platygonus compressus (peccary)
Carnivora
- †Arctodus simus (giant short-faced bear)
- Bassariscus astutus (ring-tailed cat)
- †Canis dirus (dire wolf)
- Canis lupus familiaris (dog)
- †Canis latrans orcutti (Pleistocene coyote)
- Canis lupus (gray wolf)
- †Homotherium serum (scimitar-toothed cat)
- Lynx rufus (bobcat)
- Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk)
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus (American cheetah)
- Mustela frenata (long-tailed weasel)
- †Panthera leo atrox (American lion)
- †Panthera onca augusta (Pleistocene North American jaguar)
- Procyon lotor (raccoon)
- Puma concolor (cougar)
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox)
- Ursus americanus (American black bear)
- Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear)
- †Smilodon fatalis (saber-toothed cat)
- Spilogale gracilis (western spotted skunk)
- Taxidea taxus (American badger)
Chiroptera
- Antrozous pallidus (pallid bat)
- Lasiurus cinereus (hoary bat)
Pilosa
- †Paramylodon harlani (Harlan's ground sloth)
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii (Jefferson's ground sloth)
- †Nothrotheriops shastensis (Shasta ground sloth)
Soricomorpha
- Notiosorex crawfordi (Crawford's gray shrew)
- Scapanus latimanus (broad-footed mole)
- Sorex ornatus (ornate shrew)
Lagomorpha
- Lepus californicus (black-tailed jackrabbit)
- Sylvilagus audubonii (desert cottontail)
- Sylvilagus bachmani (brush rabbit)
Perissodactyla
- †Equus conversidens (Mexican horse)
- †Cf. Equus occidentalis (western horse)
- †Tapirus californicus (California tapir)
Primates
Proboscidea
- †Mammut americanum (American mastodon)
- †Mammuthus columbi (Columbian mammoth)
Rodentia
- Dipodomys agilis (agile kangaroo rat)
- Microtus californicus (California vole)
- Neotoma fuscipes (dusky-footed woodrat)
- Onychomys torridus (southern grasshopper mouse)
- Perognathus californicus (California pocket mouse)
- †Peromyscus imperfectus (imperfect mouse)
- Reithrodontomys megalotis (western harvest mouse)
- Otospermophilus beecheyi (California ground squirrel)
- Cf. Neotamias merriami (Merriam's chipmunk)
- Thomomys bottae (Botta's pocket gopher)
Birds
Accipitriformes
- Accipiter gentilis (northern goshawk)
- Accipiter striatus velox (sharp-shinned hawk)
- Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk)
- †Amplibuteo woodwardi (Woodward's eagle)
- Aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle)
- Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk)
- Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's hawk)
- Buteo lagopus (rough-legged buzzard)
- Buteo regalis (ferruginous hawk)
- Buteo sp. (hawk)
- †Buteogallus daggetti (Daggett's eagle)
- †Buteogallus fragilis (fragile eagle)
- Circus cyaneus (hen harrier)
- Elanus caeruleus (black-winged kite)
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bald eagle)
- †Neogyps errans (errant eagle)
- †Neophrontops americanus (American vulture)*
- †Spizaetus grinnelli (Grinnell's crested eagle)
Anseriformes
- †Anabernicula gracilenta
- Anas platyrhynchos (mallard)
- Mareca strepera (gadwall)
- Anas crecca (Eurasian teal)
- Spatula cyanoptera (cinnamon teal)
- Spatula clypeata (Northern shoveler)
- Anser albifrons (greater white-fronted goose)
- Aythya valisineria (canvasback)
- Branta canadensis (Canada goose)
- Cf. Branta bernicla (brant)
- Anser caerulescens (snow goose)
- Anser rossi (Ross's goose)
- Cygnus columbianus (tundra swan)
Caprimulgiformes
- Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (common poorwhill)
Cathartiformes
- †Breagyps clarki (La Brea condor)
- Cathartes aura (turkey vulture)
- †Cathartornis gracilis
- †Coragyps occidentalis
- †Gymnogyps amplus
- †Teratornis merriami (Merriam's teratorn)
Ciconiiformes
- †Ciconia maltha (La Brea stork)
- †Mycteria wetmorei
Charadriiformes
- Calidris alba (sanderling)
- Calidris alpina (dunlin)
- Tringa semipalmata (willet)
- Charadrius vociferus (killdeer)
- Gallinago gallinago delicata (Wilson's snipe)
- Larus canus (common gull)
- Limnodromus griseus (short-billed dowitcher)
- Limosa fedoa (marbled godwit)
- Numenius americanus (long-billed curlew)
- Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus (whimbrel)
- Recurvirostra americana (American avocet)
- Rissa tridactyla (black-legged kittiwake)
- Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs)
- Phalaropus fulicarius (red phalarope)
- Pluvialis squatarola (grey plover)
Columbiformes
- †Ectopistes migratorius (passenger pigeon)
- Patagioenas fasciata (band-tailed pigeon)
- Zenaida macroura (mourning dove)
Cuculiformes
- Geococcyx californianus (greater roadrunner)
Falconiformes
- Falco columbarius (merlin)
- Falco mexicanus (prairie falcon)
- Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon)
- Falco sparverius (American kestrel)
- Falco sp. (falcon)
- †Caracara cheriway grinnelli (La Brea or northern caracara)
Galliformes
- Callipepla californica (California quail)
- †Meleagris californica (Californian turkey)
Gruiformes
- Fulica americana (American coot)
- Antigone canadensis (sandhill crane)
- Grus americana (whooping crane)
- †Grus pagei
Strigiformes
- Aegolius acadicus (northern saw-whet owl)
- Asio flammeus (short-eared owl)
- Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl)
- Bubo virginianus (great horned owl)
- Glaucidium gnoma (northern pygmy owl)
- †Oraristrix brea (La Brea owl)
- Megascops asio (eastern screech owl)
- Tyto alba (barn owl)
Passeriformes
- Cf. Agelaius phoeniceus californicus (red-winged blackbird)
- Amphispiza belli (Bell's sparrow)
- Amphispiza bilineata (black-throated sparrow)
- Aphelocoma californica (California scrub jay)
- Bombycilla cedrorum (cedar waxwing)
- Carduelis pinus (pine siskin)
- Carduelis tristis (American goldfinch)
- Chondestes grammacus (lark sparrow)
- Coccothraustes vespertinus (evening grosbeak)
- Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)
- Corvus caurinus (northwestern crow)
- Corvus corax (common raven)
- Corvus cryptoleucus (Chihuahuan raven)
- Cyanocitta stelleri (Steller's jay)
- Eremophila alpestris (horned lark)
- †Euphagus magnirostris
- Indeterminate Fringillidae
- Icterus spp.
- Lanius ludovicianus (loggerhead shrike)
- Melospiza melodia (song sparrow)
- Molothrus ater (brown-headed cowbird)
- Nucifraga columbiana (Clark's nutcracker)
- Oreoscoptes montanus (sage thrasher)
- †Pandanaris convexa
- Cf. Parus gambeli (mountain chickadee)
- Passerella iliaca (fox sparrow)
- Pica nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie)
- Pheucticus melanocephalus (black-headed grosbeak)
- Indeterminate Parulinae
- Pipilo erythrophthalamus (eastern towhee)
- Pipilo fuscus (canyon towhee)
- †Pipilo angelensis
- Pooecetes gramineus (vesper sparrow)
- Cf. Sialia mexicana (western bluebird)
- Spizella passerina (chipping sparrow)
- Spizella sp.
- Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark)
- Toxostoma redivivum (California thrasher)
- Turdus migratorius (American robin)
- Tyrannus vociferans (Cassin's kingbird)
- Xanthocephalus sp. (yellow-headed blackbird)
- Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned sparrow)
Pelecaniformes
- Ardea alba (great egret)
- Ardea herodias (great blue heron)
- Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern)
- Butorides striatus (striated heron)
- Egretta thula (snowy egret)
- Egretta caerulea (little blue heron)
- Nycticorax nycticorax (black-crowned night heron)
- Phalacrocorax sp. (cormorant)
- Platalea ajaja (roseate spoonbill)
- Plegadis chihi (white-faced ibis)
Piciformes
- Colaptes auratus cafer (northern flicker)
- Dryocopus pileatus (pileated woodpecker)
- Melanerpes lewisi (Lewis's woodpecker)
- Picoides sp.
- Sphyrapicus sp. (sapsucker)
Podicipediformes
- Podilymbus podiceps (pied-billed grebe)
- Podiceps sp. (grebe)
Reptiles, amphibians, and fish
- Arroyo chub
- Thamnophis (garter snake)
- Gopher snake
- Kingsnake
- Rainbow trout
- Rattlesnake
- Aneides lugubris (arboreal salamander)
- Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spined stickleback)
- Hyla sp. (tree frog)
- Bufo sp. (toad)
- Western pond turtle
Invertebrates
- Scorpionida (scorpions)
- Araneida (spiders)
- Ostracoda (water fleas)
- Isopoda (pill bugs)
- Diplopoda (millipedes)
- Odonta (damselflies)
- Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)
- Isoptera (termites)
- Hemiptera (true bugs and cicadas)
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Diptera (flies)
- Hymenoptera (ants and wasps)
- Dung beetle
- Grasshopper
- Megachile gentilis (leafcutter bee)
- Pill bug
Plants
- California juniper (Juniperus californica)
- Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Western poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- Ragweed
- Western raspberry (Rubus leucodermis)
- Red cedar (Thuja plicata)
- Coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens)
- Sagebrush
- California sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
- Thistle
- California walnut tree (Juglans californica)
References
- ↑ http://www.tarpits.org/research-collections/collections
- ↑ "Fauna and Flora of Rancho La Brea" (last visited April 13, 2013).
- ↑ Museum, La Brea Tar Pits and (24 June 2015). "Collections". La Brea Tarpits and Museum.
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