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Paleontological Museum Megatherium

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Paleontological Museum Megatherium

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The Paleontological Museum Megatherium (Museo Paleontológico Megaterio) is a museum in the province of Santa Elena in Ecuador, located in the Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena. It is considered the first museum of paleontology in Ecuador. The museum presents an exhibition on the remains of Late Pleistocene (50, 000–8, 000 BCE) megafauna found in the Tanque Loma sector of La Libertad Canton, one of the sites of the most important fossils in South America.

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