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Lead author Dr. Alberto Cruz in the field at the Talara asphaltic site in Piura, Peru. As a researcher with the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Historia in Mexico City, Dr. Cruznow leads research on the microvertebrate communities associated with the Santa Lucia Quinametzin mammoth site. Courtesy of La Brea Tar Pits  

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