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The 15 pages that link to La Brea Tar Pits, each with the reason it gives.

• FossilBroader topic: Its fossils document late Pleistocene animals and their ecological associations.

• PleistoceneRelated: Its fossils document local ecosystems and megafauna near the epoch’s end.

• TaphonomyBroader topic: Asphalt entrapment created distinctive preservation and predator-trap assemblages.

• PaleoecologyBroader topic: Its predator and prey remains allow reconstruction of a vanished Ice Age community.

• PaleobiologyBroader topic: Its fossils reveal a detailed record of Ice Age animals and ecosystems.

• NeogeneBroader topic: It provides a detailed local record from the Neogene's final epoch.

• SmilodonRelated: Its unusually large sample makes it possible to study injuries across many individuals.

• Saber-toothed catRelated: Its abundant Smilodon fossils make it a central source for studying the genus.

• California condorRelated: Its deposits preserve abundant fossils of ancient California condors and their prey.

• Dire wolfBroader topic: Their fossils provide an unusually large sample of dire wolf remains.

• GlyptodonCompared with: Unlike this North American site, Glyptodon's fossil record is centered in South America.

• TeratornithidaeRelated: Teratornis merriami fossils from the pits document its late Pleistocene presence.

• ArctodusRelated: Arctodus fossils from these deposits can be compared with those of other predators and prey.

• Columbian mammothBroader topic: Columbian mammoth remains there document the species in southern California.

• BorophagusRelated: These deposits preserve other carnivores useful for comparison, though they postdate Borophagus.