Valley of the Dinosaurs, Argentina
Valley of the Dinosaurs, as the badlands of Argentina are called, is a truly remote family travel destination. So why take the kids? Dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes once roamed this corner of western Patagonia. Giganotosaurus carolinii, one of the largest carnivores yet discovered, inhabited the Patagonian steppe during the late Cretaceous Period. Argentinosaurus huinculensis, one of the largest dinosaurs to have walked the earth, lived here a few million years earlier. Titanosaurs passed through long after the previous two. But what makes Valley of the Dinosaurs so spectacular is what's hap... Read Morepened in the interim. An eon of doings fossilized prehistoric life and unearthed it again. Museo Carmen Funes, a small natural history museum, is home to the biggest and smallest giants of Patagonia, Argentinosaurus huinculensis and sauropod eggs. The Ernesto Bachmann Museum is all about Giganotosaurus carolinii. Auca Mahuevo, a nesting site for titanosaurs, is littered with dinosaur eggs. Cañadón Escondido is a great place to hunt for dinosaur footprints and steal a look at some really old rock. History is made present at Centro Paleontológico Lago Barreales. More than 400 fossils have been uncovered at this dinosaur dig site!
Valley of the Dinosaurs tours, guides and outfitters
Proyecto Dino (Non-profit Organization)
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Av Megaraptor 1450
Lago Barreales, Neuquén
Argentina
+54 (0) 299 154182295
Proyecto Dino is the only dinosaur dig program in Argentina. At this paleontology center, located in the heart of the Argentine badlands, children aged 8 and up learn by doing. Dig for dinosaurs. Learn to clean fossils. Find out about one or more of the over 400 fossils - sauropods, theropods, ornithopods, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, fish and dinosaur eggs - uncovered ... Read More
Proyecto Dino is the only dinosaur dig program in Argentina. At this paleontology center, located in the heart of the Argentine badlands, children aged 8 and up learn by doing. Dig for dinosaurs. Learn to clean fossils. Find out about one or more of the over 400 fossils - sauropods, theropods, ornithopods, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, fish and dinosaur eggs - uncovered at Futalognko, as the center is formally known. Dig for a day. Spend the night and dig for two. Sign up for a multi-day tour and, in addition to digging for fossils at Lago Barreales Paleontology Center, tour nearby natural history museums and paleontology sites. But make no mistake; digging for dinosaurs is both work and fun.
