La Brea Golden Eagle Talon | Aquila chrysaetos | Maricopa, California fossil fish They were fierce predators

They were fierce predators

It occurs in many shapes and colors

If you don't have "fancy tools" like our air abrasive machines or pneumatic chisels

thanks to the preservative properties of asphalt

La Brea Golden Eagle Talon | Aquila chrysaetos | Maricopa, California fossil fish They were fierce predatorsAquila chrysaetos Late Pleistocene epoch Approx. 20,000 30,000 years old Rancho La Brea Formation Maricopa, California Specimen approx. size: 1. 75" *3mm of tip is restored* 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, with about 140 species