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The Dino Project is a scientific, educational and cultural unit of the National University of Comahue and aims to rescue from the rock all the dinosaurs and other animal and plant remains that inhabited the Barreales Lake area 90 million years ago. This is the only Earth Ecosystem of the Upper Cretaceous of South America and it is considered a hole in Geological time to see the past. The field work involves the extraction, preparation, study and exhibition of the fossils found in the same site. On the other hand, it is an objective of the project to disseminate this activity at all levels of society and education in order to learn to value our heritage and the effort involved in carrying it forward. For more info their website http://www.proyectodino.com/ Location north coast of Lake Barreales, in the province of Neuquén Findings include Some Photos provided by Jorge Orlando Calvo Complete manus of Megaraptor namunhuaiquii Several Sauropods have been found including the Titanosaur Futalognkosaurus dukei Vertebrae Now this is a vertebra Another of the theropod dinosaurs represented by a pubis, ileum (bones of the hip), humerus, claw and a dorsal vertebra is Unenlagia paynemili . This carnivore is very important in the evolution of dinosaurs and birds since it represents a true link between both groups. The holotype of Macrogryphosaurus gondwanicus. One of The biggest ornithopod in South America. In addition, more than 300 teeth have been found with different types of "saws" from at least 5 different species of theropods
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