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b'How odd that one of the world\\u2019s richest and most famous fossil sites isn\\u2019t on a mountain or in a desert, but in the heart of one of the world\\u2019s largest cities. In this episode, we\\u2019ll dive into the history of the La Brea Tar Pits, explore how the site came to be, and give just a taste of the staggering diversity of fossil finds that fuel research into the latest chapters of the Ice Age. Also, we\\u2019ll explain why \\u201ctar pits\\u201d isn\\u2019t really a great name for them.\\nIn the news: a Cambrian Millennium Falcon, turtle bones, mammal ancestors, and a whale with a twist.\\nDon\\u2019t miss our Bonus Episode: Voices of La Brea, including interviews with a bunch of the crew!\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:09:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:32:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:00:00Patron question: 01:33:30\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nWe\'re going to be at DragonCon 2019!\\nThe Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMuscial Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'