Miracle Mile in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pits 3, 4, 61/67

La Brea Tar Pits

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 24, 2025

1. Pits 3, 4, 61/67 Marker

Inscription. These three pits are time capsules that give us clues to what lived and died in Ice Age L.A. Fossils found here include La Brea's biggest fossil (a tree), it's biggest bird (teratorn), and dire wolves by the dozen.

Loads of Fossils
Imagine when nearly 100 digs dotted the landscape around you. In just two years (1913-1915), workers unearthed nearly one million fossils at La Brea. One hundred years later, new digs continue at the tar pits - and the Tar Pits Museum holds nearly five million Ice Age fossils.

Photo caption: Pit 67, 1915: The workers who hand-dug Pit 67 in 1915 unearthed one of La Brea's richest fossil deposits. We later discovered that fossils found in pits 61 and 67 were actually from a single big deposit. This is why we call it Pit 61/67.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology.

Location. 34° 3.836′ N, 118° 21.442′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Miracle Mile. It can be reached from Wilshire Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Death Trap for Meat-Eaters (here, next to this marker); Tar seeps form Ice Age time capsules (within shouting distance of this marker); Pit 91 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Pits 3, 4, 61/67 (within shouting distance of this marker); Project 23 (within shouting distance of this marker); What's in the crates? (within shouting distance of this marker); Pit 9 (within shouting distance of this marker); How Did 27 Columbian Mammoths Fit in This Small Pit? (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 24, 2025

2. Pits 3, 4, 61/67 Marker

Angeles.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 27 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.