PALEOHERPETOLOGY AT THE MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FREUGLIO (TRELEW, CHUBUT)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5710/PEAPA.03.04.2021.376Keywords:
Reptiles, Dinosaurs, Birds, Crocodiles, Turtles, Squamates, Amphibians, PatagoniaAbstract
The extinct herpetofauna of the Chubut Province is one of the most diverse, temporally and spatially extensive, and well-known extinct faunas in Argentina and South America. These fossils help understanding the evolution of the herpetofauna in the Patagonian region during more than 180 million years. Since its establishment in 1990, the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio plays a key role in the discovery, protection, study, and display of the important fossils of the Province. The paleoherpetological study at MPEF has passed through three different stages: the Initial, the Intermediate, and the Current stages. At present, the paleoherpetological collection contains approximately 960 specimens of anurans and reptiles—including turtles lepidosaurs, plesiosaurs, crocodiles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and birds—found in sedimentary formations that span from the Early Jurassic to the late Miocene. Based on this material, at least 30 new species have been named, and more than 200 studies have been published in less than three decades.
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