{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"American Geode","provider_url":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog","author_name":"Charles S","author_url":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/author\/charles\/","title":"La Brea Tar Pits Visit and its History - American Geode","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"26YQVfvLhF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/la-brea-tar-pits-in-los-angeles-california\/\">La Brea Tar Pits Visit and its History<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/la-brea-tar-pits-in-los-angeles-california\/embed\/#?secret=26YQVfvLhF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;La Brea Tar Pits Visit and its History&#8221; &#8212; American Geode\" data-secret=\"26YQVfvLhF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.americangeode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_7049.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1536,"thumbnail_height":2048,"description":"La Brea Tar Pits Visit and its history - American Geode were just in Los Angeles, California and of course we had to visit the special Paleontology hot spot in Los Angeles, the La Brea Tar Pits! We're talking about a truly unique spot, right in the heart of a massive city, where the past literally oozes up from the ground. For thousands upon thousands of years the Tar Pits have been a natural, albeit deadly, trap, preserving an incredible record of ancient life."}