A replica of the titanosaurus discovered in Chubut, becomes part of the permanent exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, one of the most important museums of natural sciences in the world. On January 14, 2016, Ellen Futter, president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, unveiled to…
> Read moreToday, the Mef celebrates 25 years since it was first open, at an old building in downtown Trelew, Patagonia. From that moment, this Institution has grown beyond its exhibitions, becoming an internationally recognized center of scientific activities considered unique of its type in South America. Patagonia is a land worldwide known for its fossil fields, so vast…
> Read moreA MEF paleontologist is involved in the recent discovery made between Argentine and South African researchers that highlights the importance of both territories in the origin and diversification of sauropods. Sefapanosaurus zastronensis, as he was named because of the particularity of its ankle bone in a cross shape, belonged to the group of basal Sauropodomorphs, bipedal…
> Read moreImportant discovery between Colombian and Argentinian paleontologists gives a better understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of large herbivorous dinosaurs. This is the first species of Colombian dinosaur to be described. Padillasaurus leivaensis, as paleontologists named it, belonged to the family of brachiosauridaes, one of the groups of large herbivorous dinosaurs with long necks that…
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