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CONICET Launches Live Dinosaur Dig From 70-Million-Year Site in Patagonia

The feed shows LACEV researchers excavating for Bonapartenykus remains on Paleocueva Lacev.

En busca de dinosaurios. La nueva aventura científica se puede ver en vivo por streaming
En la "Expedición Cretácica" se trabaja para recuperar fósiles en un yacimiento de 70 millones de años, cerca de General Roca, Río Negro

Overview

  • Live broadcasts began October 7 with scheduled daily windows through October 10, streaming on YouTube (Paleocueva Lacev) and Instagram (@paleocueva_lacev).
  • Fieldwork is underway about 30 kilometers from General Roca at a Late Cretaceous site cited by CONICET as the continent’s most complete window into life before dinosaur extinction.
  • The campaign is led by paleontologist Federico Agnolin with a LACEV–MACN–CONICET team, enabled by high‑speed satellite internet at the remote camp.
  • Researchers aim to continue 2024 excavations by targeting additional Bonapartenykus ultimus material, with formal identifications to follow in post‑field laboratory analysis.
  • Support comes from CONICET, National Geographic Society, Fundación Félix de Azara, and Río Negro cultural authorities, building on the institute’s recent ocean livestream model.