Abstract The La Brea Tar Pits are a highly fossiliferous late Pleistocene locality, with over
230 vertebrate species, and the potential to help clarify the ecology of Pleistocene …

In contrast to the modern Arctic, high-latitude ecosystems of the Late Pleistocene supported
a diverse range of large mammalian herbivores, including abundant bison (Bison priscus) …

Abstract The Rancho La Brea locality is world famous for asphaltic deposits that trapped and
preserved late Pleistocene megafauna over the last 50,000 years. This wealth of …

The paleodietary ecology of Late Pleistocene ungulate faunas of the Mammoth Steppe
ecosystem was investigated at Fairbanks (Alaska) and Brown Bank (North Sea) through …

Determining how organisms partition or compete for resources within ecosystems can reveal
how communities are assembled. The Late Pleistocene deposits at Rancho La Brea are …

The tar pits of Rancho La Brea are a unique window onto the biology and ecology of the
terminal Pleistocene in southern California. In this study we capitalize on recent advances in …

During the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, Bison was widely dispersed across North
America and occupied most regions not covered by ice sheets. A dietary study on Bison …

In recent years, tooth microwear has been used as a powerful tool for investigating
mammalian diets in paleontological or archaeological contexts. Tooth microwear techniques …

The saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, and American lion, Panthera atrox, were among the
largest terrestrial carnivores that lived during the Pleistocene, going extinct along with other …

The tar pits at Rancho La Brea in southern California boast the richest fossil collection of
Pleistocene carnivorans in North America. This important carnivoran collection accumulated …