1. Azerbaijan's Fossil Cemetery.
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HUSEYNOV, SAID and HARRIS, JOHN M.
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FOSSILS , *PALEONTOLOGY , *SEEPAGE , *ASPHALT , *BITUMEN geology ,LA Brea Pits (Calif.) - Abstract
The article discusses research on fossils recovered from the Binagadi asphalt seep near the capital city of Baku in Azerbaijan. The Binagadi asphalt seep is compared to the La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles, California in terms of the age of the fossils it yields. The geology of the Binagadi asphalt seep is described, noting the many birds and their predators that were attracted to it and a neighboring lake and became trapped there in ancient times. The role of seeps of bitumen in inundating and trapping animals on an annual cycle is noted.
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- 2010