INVESTIGADORES
EZCURRA Martin Daniel
artículos
Título:
El Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ?Bernardino Rivadavia? y los aportes a la paleoherpetología argentina
Autor/es:
MARTINELLI, A.G.; AGNOLIN, F.L.; EZCURRA, M.D.; ISASI, M.P.; NOVAS, F.E.
Revista:
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
Editorial:
Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
Referencias:
Año: 2022
ISSN:
2469-0228
Resumen:
THE MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES ?BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA? AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARGENTINEPALEOHERPETOLOGY. With more than 200 years, the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ?Bernardino Rivadavia? has been since its creationthe reservoir of important paleontological collections and the home of renowned naturalists and paleontologists, such as Carl HermannKonrad Burmeister, Florentino and Carlos Ameghino, Lucas Kraglievich, and José Bonaparte. In this contribution, we briefly relate the historyof paleoherpetological research produced in this institution and its past and present impact on the paleontological field. In addition to its highscientific production and important collections, including numerous fossil specimens, the museum plays a fundamental role in the outreach ofpaleontology, with one of the most relevant exhibitions on Mesozoic and Cenozoic faunas in South America.
