There is also the Sternberg Museum in Hays, Kansas - that one is dinosaurs and critters from that era. >===== Original Message From Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> ===== >La Brea is now the George S. Page Museum (see link >below), and it's not dinosaurs. Fossils, but not >dinosaurs. > >http://www.tarpits.org/ > >Quote from the FAQ: > >Have the remains of any dinosaurs ever been found at >La Brea? >No. Dinosaurs are not found at Rancho La Brea. >Dinosaurs were 65 million years extinct by the time >the entrapment record began at La Brea. Los Angeles, >in addition, was submerged beneath ocean waters during >the reign of the dinosaurs. And lastly, the fossils >unearthed at La Brea belong primarily to extinct >mammals and birds; dinosaurs were reptiles. > > >But it IS a cool place nonetheless. Just watch where >you walk when you go there, and don't sit on the >ground because that tar oozes up through the sidewalks >and onto everything. And enjoy the bubbles. (I used >to tell the grandbabies we were going there to watch >the dinosaur (insert the word that rhymes with parts >and means flatus). They would get such a tickle out >of that one! > > > >--- Francis French <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> La Brea is one of the best exhibits to visit, indeed >> - better than many >> dinosaur exhibits I have seen - but the oldest >> finding there is "only" >> 40,000 years old - Ice Age. >> >> Francis French >> Education Programs Coordinator >> Reuben H Fleet Science Center >> PO Box 33303, San Diego, California 92163 >> www.rhfleet.org >> Tel: (619) 238 1233 ext: 808 >> Fax: (619) 685 5771 >> E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > >===== >Indigo Nights >[log in to unmask] > >Looking for a Job? Try Got Links?, Your One-Stop Portal >http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes >http://finance.yahoo.com > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).