Rancho La Brea Tar Pools

Description: Rancho La Brea Tar Pools (Smilodon) Cenozoic; Charles Knight painting or mural. A Pleistocene panorama set at an asphalt pitch pool in Los Angeles California. Large bird Teratornis, sabertooth cat Smilodon, and an extinct species of horse. Preinstallation, not installed, windows of Hall 38 in background, the painting is on the floor.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Date: Circa 1929
Physical Size and Format: 11x14 in. b/w negative
Citation: (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/004e14fe-c4b2-43e5-96f4-a76a2fe82269 (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/526/618/CSGEO72378.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 579
Associated Specimen(s)
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CSGEO72378.jpg
Rancho La Brea Tar Pools (Smilodon) Cenozoic; Charles Knight painting or mural. A Pleistocene panorama set at an asphalt pitch pool in Los Angeles California. Large bird Teratornis, sabertooth cat Smilodon, and an extinct species of horse. Preinstallation, not installed, windows of Hall 38 in background, the painting is on the floor.
IRN: 526618
GUID: 004e14fe-c4b2-43e5-96f4-a76a2fe82269