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

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Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits belong to a newly identified extinct spadefoot toad, the first extinct amphibian recorded at ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered a new species of extinct amphibian from Ice Age Los Angeles at La Brea Tar ...