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ULTRA RARE LARGE BLOCK OF ORIGINAL LA BREA TAR PIT FOSSIL MATRIX WITH PREHISTORIC FOSSIL COYOTE JAWS La Brea Tar Pits - California, U.S.A. MIDDLE (RANCHOLABREAN AGE) TO LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 300,000 to 10,000 years ago From one of the most famous (AND UNIQUE!) fossil deposits in the entire world, the world renown tar seeps at the La Brea site in California is in a class all its own. The nature of the asphalt and the magnitude of animals that were trapped and died in prehistoric times has enabled scientists to study fossils in states of preservation that normally would not be possible with other forms of fossilization. The famous deposits are now off limits to any private collecting but this specimen we offer was decommissioned from a very old small museum and resided in a private collection until now. It was collected long ago before the site was closed and protected. The nature of this listing affords a very rare chance to acquire a genuine LA BREA MATRIX fossil. We occasionally find Ice Age fossils from the La Brea pits loose and cleaned of their tar matrix but finding a substantial block OF THE ORIGINAL TAR SEEP FOSSIL-BEARING MATRIX with carnivore fossils like this is well-suited for fascinating public exhibitions as everyone has heard of this deposit but seeing the actual tar matrix WITH THE ORIGINAL PREDATOR FOSSILS STILL EMBEDDED is seldom seen outside of the museum at the site in California. This is a fantastic large block of the original La Brea matrix with two prehistoric coyote mandibles with teeth still embedded in the tar. The rich brown bone color irrefutably proves this as a true La Brea source piece unlike the black bones of the McKittrick site. The teeth are also 100% original and have been preserved in a beautiful golden yellow and brownish cream hue. Also within the matrix as numerous other bones and pieces of intact organic plant matter such as wood pieces. This is one of only two La Brea matrix pieces we have for sale and it is the only piece we have with any vertebrate remains. Fossils like this MUST come from old collections of long ago since the site has been closed to public collecting for some time and is guarded, considered to be one of the most unique fossil-bearing deposits of our planet's prehistory. ALL FOSSILS ARE 100% ORIGINAL AS FOUND WITH NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION. DON'T CONFUSE THIS OFFERING WITH MATERIAL THAT IS STILL BEING COLLECTED FROM THE MCKITTRICK TAR SEEPS AND SOLD AS LA BREA. While the Mckittrick field is also known for fossils like La Brea, it is not THE famous La Brea site which is no longer available to public collecting and has been closed for a long time. The way to tell is that the bones of the Mckittrick field are black and the bone from the La Brea deposits are brown.
ACTUAL GENUINE LA BREA TAR PIT FOSSIL-BEARING MATRIX PIECES ARE TRUE PRIZES AND MUST COME FROM OLD COLLECTIONS AS THE SITE HAS LONG SINCE BEEN CLOSED TO PUBLIC COLLECTING AND IS CLOSELY PROTECTED 4" x 4" x 4.25" overall, mandible sections are 3" and 1.9" in lengths SOLD TP001 Actual Item - One Only |
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