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CONICET Livestreams Patagonian Dinosaur Dig, Reports Well-Preserved Egg Find

Viewers can watch real-time digs targeting missing Bonapartenykus bones at a richly fossiliferous 70‑million‑year Patagonian site.

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
Según indicaron durante la transmisión, se trata de un huevo de un dinosaurio muy parecido al Bonapartenykus ultimus

Overview

  • Researchers reported during the Oct. 7 broadcast that they uncovered a carnivorous dinosaur egg in exceptional preservation, a find that remains subject to laboratory analysis.
  • Live streams from the Río Negro camp run through Oct. 10 on YouTube (Paleocueva_Lacev) and Instagram (@paleocueva_lacev) using high‑speed satellite internet.
  • The excavation is focused on a ~70‑million‑year site near General Roca known for abundant Cretaceous fossils, including mammals, snakes, lizards and multiple dinosaur nests.
  • A central goal is to recover additional Bonapartenykus ultimus remains after a 2024 claw discovery, with a planned “gran excavación” to be filmed in real time.
  • CONICET emphasizes that on‑site identifications are preliminary and that formal taxonomy will follow months of preparation and study at museum laboratories.