A New Toad Species Emerges from the La Brea Tar Pits

A new toad species has been identified from fossils preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits, the storied paleontological site in Los Angeles. Nautilus reports that the discovery demonstrates how the site's unusual crude oil fossilization process continues to yield new insights into prehistoric life.

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