Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum
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| Founder | Roberto Abel |
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The Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum is a natural science museum founded by Professor Roberto Abel in 1971.[1] It is located in Cipolletti city, Río Negro Province, Argentina. It is named after the renowned naturalist and explorer Carlos Ameghino. It is currently located in the "Pichi Ruca" house which belonged to General Manuel Fernàndez Oro and is located within the land of the "La Esmeralda" estate.
The Museum is placed in Belgrano 2150, Cipolletti (8324), Río Negro Province, Argentine Republic.
History
In the beginning, it was located at the Peuser Manor, located in the Los Tordos neighbourhood in the city of Cipolletti. It currently belongs to the School of Humanities of the National University of Comahue. In 1987 the museum was moved to the "Pichi Ruca" house, which was a part of the "La Esmeralda" estate. The manor belonged to General Manuel Fernández Oro, the city's founder, and his wife, Lucinda González Larrosa. The Senate of Argentina declared the Museum a place of social, cultural and educational interest in 2015, as a recognition of its institutional work. The proposal was submitted by national senator Magdalena Odarda and passed on 25 November of that year.
Collections
The museum hosts collections of
).Besides, it has got a collection of archaeological pieces from the site of the Higher Valley of the Negro River. This collection consists of lithic material (mortars, pestles, grinders, bolas, arrow heads, knives, racloirs, et cetera) and numerous pieces of pottery.
Laboratory of palaeo-histological cuts
The Carlos Ameghino Museum includes a laboratory for cutting thin slices of contemporary and fossil bones for histological studies. It was set up in 2017, and currently is the only laboratory specifically aimed at treating fossilised bones for research purposes in the Comahue region.
References
- ^ "Museo Ameghino y Biblioteca U.N.C. - Cipolletti". InterPatagonia. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Bonaparte, J.F. & Novas, F.E. (1985). "Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.g., n.sp., Carnosauria del Crétacico Tardio de Patagonia". Ameghiniana. 21: 259-265. [In Spanish]
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- Pons, Mónica. "Museo Ameghino y Palacio Peuser". WelcomeArgentina. Retrieved 3 June 2020.