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=== [[Carpinteria Tar Pits|Carpinteria]] === The Carpinteria Tar Pits are located in Tar Pits Park in Carpinteria, California. These tar pits were predicted to have formed during the Pleistocene. During an excavation project, 25 plant species were recovered along with 55 species of birds and 26 species of mammals.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|last=Griggs|first=David|date=2014|title=NEWSLETTER of the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society|work=The Grapevine|url=https://67ef27bf-9216-409a-a8aa-71fede22e691.filesusr.com/ugd/7f2666_3ec5ba597d6d4930a6a74aa6d334cd23.pdf}}</ref> Springs of tar still ooze to the surface through fractures in the underlying stratigraphic layers of marine shale.<ref name=":7" />
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