"Hey, look who's getting stuck in the tar!"

Painting of the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits,
Los Angeles, California, 20,000 Years Ago.

American Museum of Natural History, New York

The Rancho La Brea Tar Pits are in urban Los Angeles. Asphaltum or tar has seeped up from the ground in this area for tens of thousands of years. Over many centuries, animals that were trapped in the tar were preserved as bones. -- Wikipedia

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