MEF – Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Museum in Trelew

The Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Museum, MEF, is a one of a kind center for scientific activities in all of South America. This museum displays a fascinating collection of dinosaur remains, all from the Patagonian region of Argentina.

The rich and relatively recent history of the MEF museum shows a deep and permanent commitment in Trelew for the exhibition of the amazing and unique paleontology of the region. The passion and delicate production in each and every display, whether scientific or promotional, clearly demonstrates a long term desire to educate the current generation as well as those to come. If you can make the time, it is more than worth the effort to visit this museum. Experiencing this space, so professional organized, will allow a better understanding and opportunity for imaging this regions past.

In 2014 in the province of Chubut they found the fossil remains of the world's largest dinosaur and they will display in this museum. They are preparing a special room to put it. An animal that weighed 80 tons and reached 40 or 45 meters from head to tail, you need a very large space to build it. According to experts this animal was herbivorous and lived in Patagonia some 90 or 100 million years ago. It was found 200 km from the city of Trelew.