• 34:50 - 37:07
Randall Carlson | Cataclysms, The Holy Grail, & The Holes In The Human Story
North American Megafauna and the La Brea Tar Pits
Randall Carlson describes the diverse megafauna that once inhabited North America, including four species of elephants (proboscideans), giant camels, and 500-pound beavers. Greg Carlwood references the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles as a primary site for viewing the remains of these extinct creatures, such as the giant short-faced bear. Carlson emphasizes that these animals disappeared in a geological "eye blink."