Among the finds are remains of a saber-toothed cat , six dire wolves , bison , horses , a giant ground sloth , turtles , snails , clams , millipedes , fish , gophers , and an American lion .
Among the large mammals found there are Among the prehistoric species associated with the La Brea Tar Pits are mammoths , American mastodons , American lion , American cheetah , dire wolves , the Western camel Camelops , short-faced bears , ground sloths , and the state fossil of California , the saber-toothed cat , Smilodon fatalis .