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Land of the Found Photos

In this undated photo, a fossil of a type of saber-toothed cat is seen. An ancient tar pit exposed when Venezuelan oil workers laid a pipeline has yielded a rich trove of fossils, including a type of saber-toothed cat that paleontologists never found in South America before, and scientists say it holds the promise of many discoveries to come.

(Photo: AP Photo/Ascanio Rincon)