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Practicing Palaeoecology

Ever since California was confirmed as the destination for this year’s London NERC DTP field training course, I’ve been excitedly planning my teaching session. As a specialist in ice age mammals, I pushed the organising committee again and again to include the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in our itinerary. Here, the fossilised remains of more than 600 species of animals and plants have been found, providing a unique insight into life during the last Ice Age.

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