HISTORY OF THE “ERNESTO BACHMANN” MUSEUM, FROM VILLA EL CHOCÓN, NEUQUEN
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https://doi.org/10.5710/PEAPA.27.05.2021.373Keywords:
Patagonia, Paleontology, Local history, CretaceousAbstract
El Chocón is a key site in the history of Argentine paleoherpetology, since the area where it is located has provided important discoveries, including one of the earliest findings of a fossil reptile for Argentina at the end of the 19th century. The “Ernesto Bachmann” Museum of Villa El Chocón is an institution that —although it was created recently— has managed to form a stable work team that has made important contributions to the knowledge of fossil vertebrates from the Cretaceous of Patagonia. In the present work, a brief historical review of the local paleherpetological records is made as well as the main actors involved both in the scientific projects and creation and development of the Museum over time.
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