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Skeleton from the La Brea tar pits. Equus occidentalis (commonly known as the western horse) is an extinct species of wild horse that once inhabited North America, specifically the Southwestern United States, during the Pleistocene epoch.
Camelops, alongside the ancient bison and the western horse, is one of the most common large herbivores found in the tar pits. framless † Ancient bison [7] [8] † Bison antiquus: At least 300 individuals. [9] A large migratory bison species, possibly ancestral to the modern American bison through the intermediate Bison occidentalis. It is ...
La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years. Over many centuries, the bones of trapped animals have been preserved.
If no one objects, I'll change the name to "La Brea in literature" or "La Brea in culture" or some such, and add the reference to TMM-M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.95.226.224 22:06, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
A mule (horse and donkey hybrid) Equine species can crossbreed with each other. The most common hybrid is the mule, a cross between a male donkey and a female horse. With rare exceptions, these hybrids are sterile and cannot reproduce. [28] A related hybrid, a hinny, is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey. [29]
The Rancholabrean North American Land Mammal Age on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology (NALMA), [1] Named after the famed Rancho La Brea fossil site (more commonly known as the La Brea tar pits) in Los Angeles, California, [2] the Rancholabrean is characterized by the presence of the genus Bison, which appeared ...
The La Brea Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in late December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of US$300,000.
Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse and American zebra, is an extinct species of equine native to North America during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. [1] It is one of the oldest and most primitive members of the genus Equus .