Museo Municipal Carmen Funes , or, the Carmen Funes Municipal Museum , is a museum of paleontology in Plaza Huincul , Neuquén Province , Argentina . It is best known for its collection of dinosaur fossils , including the only specimen of the largest recorded dinosaur remains, Argentinosaurus huinculensis , and the only known sauropod embryos, which were discovered at a huge nesting site in Auca Mahuida , Patagonia . Its standard abbreviation is MCF-PVPH , or just PVPH to denote the paleontological collection.
4-426: The museum's founder and director is Rodolfo Coria . It has an exhibition area, workshops for preparing fossils, and stores. Fieldwork, often in cooperation with American museums, continues in fossil-rich Patagonia. The museum's collections include 11 holotype specimens. Significant past exhibits include: The museum was established in 1984 with municipal funding and has become a significant tourist attraction in
8-630: Is an Argentine paleontologist . He is best known for having directed the field study and co-naming of Argentinosaurus (possibly the world's largest land animal ever) in 1993, and Giganotosaurus (one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores), in 1995 among other landmark South American dinosaurs, including Mapusaurus , Aucasaurus , and Quilmesaurus . He is a member of the Argentine Paleontological Association, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology , Paleontological Society and The Explorers Club . He
12-601: The province of Neuquén Province . The museum is located at 55 Córdoba Avenue, Plaza Huincul, Neuquén Province ( postal code 8318), east of the intersection of National Route 22 and Provincial Route 17. This article related to a museum in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This paleontology article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rodolfo Coria Rodolfo Aníbal Coria (born in Neuquén June 1, 1959),
16-903: Was a leading researcher at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum , in Buenos Aires , director of the Museo Carmen Funes in Plaza Huincul ( Neuquén Province ), from its opening in 1984 until 2007, when he joined the National Research Council of Argentina. He and his work were featured in the movie Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (2007) and the BBC Horizon documentary Extreme Dinosaurs (2000). This article about an Argentine scientist
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