CaixaForum Madrid hosts until April 6 of next year the exhibition Dinosaurs of Patagonia, a sample developed by the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio (MEF) which reviews the evolution and enormous diversity of dinosaurs in one of the richest regions in paleontological remains of these fascinating animals.
The star of the show, which contains 13 specimens of dinosaurs, is a full-size replica of the largest dinosaur known to date, the Patagotitan mayorum.
The director of CaixaForum Madrid, Isabel Fuentes, and the paleontologist co-discoverer of the Patagotitan mayorum and researcher at the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio (MEF), José Luis Carballido, present this trip to Patagonia of the Mesozoic era to know closely the multifaceted dinosaurs that populated that land.
Visitors will walk among full-scale replicas of 13 dinosaur species that tell the viewer about the evolution of carnivore and herbivorous lineages, They allow us to know their characteristics, their differences and the times in which they lived.
The remains of the sauropod titanosaur, Patagotitan mayorum, which is on display in the public square of CaixaForum Madrid for all citizens to see, were found 12 years ago in the province of Chubut (Argentina) and allowed to deepen the gigantism of some species of dinosaurs. This sauropod titanosaur was 38 meters long and 5 meters tall to the scapula, and its weight in life was estimated at 77 tons, the equivalent of 14 African elephants.
In addition to this giant, the exhibition shows more full-scale replicas, such as another of the largest dinosaurs (Tyrannotitan chubutensis); the smallest, just 75 centimeters (Manidens condorensis), and two of the oldest, which lived 230 million years ago (Eoraptor lunensis and Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis). More information at this link.
