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Tierra de Gigantes

The site of the country's most important palaeontological find

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Since

2005

Location

Paysandú

67 ha

Protected ecosystems

0

Category

Conservation Area

About the reserve

This is a gully of some 20 hectares, where fossils of dinosaurs that lived 80 million years ago have been recorded.

Paraje Araújo
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Key features

High Conservation Value Attributes

Thanks to this discovery, the first Uruguayan dinosaur was described: Udelartitan celeste.

Management Measures

Protection of the site.

Biodiversity recorded in Tierra de Gigantes

75

Flora species

2

Flora prioritised for conservation

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