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Stuck in the Pleistocene: The science of the La Brea tarpits

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Date: 2014-06-30 22:19:48
Blog: The Contemplative Mammoth
URL: http://contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/stuck-in-the-pleistocene-the-science-of-rancho-la-brea/

Summary:

As a scientist, there are places I want to visit one day because they feature heavily into the intellectual mythology of my field: Darwin’s Down House, Mount Chimborazo, the Galapagos. At the top of the list, my scientific Mecca has been the fossil-rich Pleistocene tar pits at Rancho La Brea. […]

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Pleistocene [2]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Pleistocene [0.33]
Quaternary [0.33]
Cenozoic [0.33]
Phanerozoic [0.33]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
BreaUS33.9264-117.867
Down HouseGB51.33210.05217
GalapagosEC-0.44247-91.1864

Keywords:

Darwin, field, Galapagos, House, intellectual mythology, La Brea tarpits, Mount Chimborazo, places, Pleistocene tar pits, Rancho La Brea., Research, science, scientific Mecca, scientist

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