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English: Rancho la Brea Tar Pool. Restoration by Charles. R. Knight for Amer. Mus. (N.Y.) mural decorations 9' by 12' in hall of the Age of Man. One sloth (Mylodon, now Paramylodon) trapped, two guarding against Sabre Tooth (Smilodon fatalis). Condors (unidentified further, likely Teratornis) waiting on McNabb's cypress. In the rear of pool which has yielded much elephant (Columbian mammoth) material. San Gabriel range with Mt. Lowe center and Mt. Wilson at right of erect sloth. Old Baldy at right.
Date 1921
Source The Jesse Earl Hyde Collection, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Department of Geological Sciences
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Charles Robert Knight  (1874–1953)    wikidata:Q725877  s:en:Author:Charles Robert Knight
 
Charles Robert Knight
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Charles R. Knight, Chas. R. Knight
Description American artist
Date of birth/death 21 October 1874  Edit this at Wikidata 15 April 1953  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Brooklyn Manhattan
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creator QS:P170,Q725877

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current 21:47, 10 November 2009 Thumbnail for version as of 21:47, 10 November 2009829 × 334 (313 KB)FunkMonkfix
16:14, 5 October 2009 Thumbnail for version as of 16:14, 5 October 2009829 × 334 (290 KB)FunkMonk{{Information |Description=Sabre-toothed cat (Smilodon) from Rancho La Brea, California, detail of a mural |Source=The Jesse Earl Hyde Collection, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Department of Geological Sciences http://geology.cwru.edu/~huwig/ |D

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