This is a nice museum, and it seems to be geared more for school children with its displays.This is the Lake Pit with models of the animals. This lake is left over from asphalt mining operations in the late 1800s. Back then the tar from La Brea was used to seal roofs and roads. Today, the lake’s bubbles, sheen and stink come from a deep underground oil field, which also produces patches of tar on the ground.Harlan’s Ground Sloth. All of the animals displayed in the museum lived and roamed around the Los Angeles area in pre-historic times.Antique BisonAmerican MastodonExtinct CamelShasta Ground SlothColumbian MammothSize perspective of the Columbian MammothMerriam’s Giant CondorShort-faced BearExtinct Western HorseSaber-toothed CatAmerican LionDire wolfThis block of asphalt containing fossil bones was removed from one of the smallest pits in 1914. It shows the amazing density of specimens found in the excavations.Fossil Lab. A really cool thing for kids to watch archeology in live action!American Scimitar-toothed CatGiant Ice-Age BearSaber-toothed Cat attacking a Bear.The museum also has a 3D movie, Titans of the Ice Age.The Ground Sloth lived in caves, and their poop is well-preserved! This allows archeologists to examine the poop and learn what the Goud Sloth ate.
