John Harris is chief curator of the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.
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Less Flashy Fossils Offer Paleoclimate Clues
Uncharismatic microfauna, such as insects and mollusks, are giving scientists at La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles a glimpse of the city’s cool, humid past.