Patagonian mayorum 🦕
In 2012, Aurelio Hernández, a field laborer from a ranch in the center of the Province of Chubut, in Argentine Patagonia, discovered the first bone of what would later become one of the most amazing discoveries in recent years in the field of paleontology: more than 150 fossils belonging to the remains of at least 6 specimens of the same species of giant dinosaur, the largest known to date. The finding not only drew attention due to the extreme dimensions of the fossils, but also because such a quantity of remains would make it possible to obtain the most complete anatomical reconstruction, to date, of the largest herbivores in the history of our planet. Thus began the history of Patagotitan mayorum.
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The study of fossils estimated that it would have lived about 101 million years ago, in the Cretaceous period.
The impact of its discovery has been so great that museums around the world are asking for its replica to include it in their exhibitions: in 2016 one was set up at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and in 2018 another was set up. specially designed for the Field Museum of the city of Chicago. The Patagonian dinosaur was located in the central Hall, replacing the iconic Sue, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex in the world.
This specimen had a length from head to tail of approximately 40 meters, a height of 20 meters and a weight close to 70 tons.
Scientists specializing in dinosaurs say that it is the largest found so far, which generates a lot of tourism in the area because many want to come see the replica and right now they are enlarging the museum in my city Trelew to be able to exhibit the replica of the dinosaur skeleton, as dinosaurs are generally exhibited and being so large, they had to enlarge the museum.
For now you can visit the replica that you see in the photos, but not even the one with the skeleton... They are also working on a project to be able to visit the place where it was found, but since it is far from civilization, there is no service and they have to make a significant investment to enable it to the public
