Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Illustration of animals at the La Brea Tar Pits, including a dark Spea labreae ...

A new extinct spadefoot toad species, Spea labreae, was identified from ancient fossils. Dr. Alberto Cruz discovered the ...

・Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits belong to a newly identified extinct spadefoot toad, the first extinct amphibian recorded at the site. ・The toad’s anatomy, larger body size and disappearance offer ...

Decades-old museum collections from La Brea have revealed a bone belonging to a new species of Ice Age amphibian, a type of spadefoot toad.

Common spadefoot toad or Pelobates fuscus nearly entirely dug into dune sand the thinner the sand the easier it is to dig in© W. de Vries/Shutterstock.com When we think of wellsprings of ancient ...

Scientists have discovered an extinct amphibian from the ice age at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. The fossils shed light on a prehistoric climate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration credited to Arturo Davalos that reconstructs a Late Pleistocene wetland at Rancho La Brea. (CREDIT: Arturo Davalos ...

A toad smaller than a human palm has rewritten part of Los Angeles’ Ice Age story. Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits belong to a previously unknown species, revealing how much the region’s climate and ...