>> Good post. There's just one thing I'd like to add: what about predator
traps like the La Brea Tar Pits? Hundreds and hundreds of skeletons, both
total and partial, all well preserved by the tar. La Brea is one of the finest
sites ever found for Recent mammals and birds. <<
Good point. There are a number, but too small of a number!, of special sites
like that, lucky for us!
Greg Laden
Dept. of Anthropology
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138