Tag Archive for 'Spea hammondii'

Reconstruction of Spea labreae (center and right) in La Brea Tar Pits compared with Spea hammondii (left), the species currently present in the area, and the presence of the Mexican burrowing toad (bottom). Image credit: Arturo Dávalos.

La Brea Tar Pits Yield New Species of Ice Age Toad

Aug 5, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists studying the La Brea Tar Pits, one of the world’s richest Ice Age fossil sites, have identified a previously unknown species of spadefoot...