By: Vicente Ochoa L.

A reproduction of the complete skeleton and the remaining bones (80% of the skeleton) of the magnificent animal, have been exhibited in “Museo Municipal Villa El Chocón” starting November of 1995; standing there after 100 million years after its disappearance.

Based on studies conducted by paleontologists Leonardo Salgado and Jorge Calvo from the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, and Rodolfo Coria from the Carmen Funes museum, it was determined that this big biped measured 4.60 meters high from head to waist, and weighed between 9.5 and 10 tons. It is the first of its kind registered in the South American geographical zone.

Many people call the region “valle de los dinosaurios” (Dinosaur Valley), due to its paleontologist heritance. Apart from the findings mentioned above, investigators have also found traces of the "Andessaurus Delgadoi" and "Rebachisaurus Tesonei" 18 km southwest of the Villa El Chocón, which are two herbivorous sauropods of a voluminous body, with a small head and a long neck and tail. The traces were discovered by a couple of natives, Mr. Delgado and Mr. Tesone, who were acknowledged for their findings and dedicated the name of the specie.

In January 2003, the National Geographic Magazine, (spanish edition) published an interesting
reportage with GattoStock´s photo