La Brea Bird Bones water The plant bore leaves in

The plant bore leaves in distinct whorls around the stem nodes

and well-preserved growth patterns

not a 3D print or a sculpture

Recovering approximately 100 tons of fragments

William Rieger

La Brea Bird Bones water The plant bore leaves inSandhill Crane Ulna and Neck Vertebra & Redhead Duck Humerus Late Pleistocene epoch Approx. 20,000 30,000 years old Rancho La Brea Formation Maricopa, California Specimen approx. size: 5. 25" x 2. 5" x 2. 25" Due to their fragile nature, bird bones are relatively less common in the fossil record than those of other taxa. However, thanks to the preservative properties of asphalt, Rancho La Brea has one of the worlds largest collections of fossil birds,