Paleontology in Uruguay

In Uruguay, paleontology has been influenced by various academic centers, both Uruguayan and foreign; in recent decades, it has become professionalized mainly at the University of the Republic. There is a significant local bibliographic output that offers a historical perspective and an overview of the current state of the science. The most developed areas include paleobiology and the systematics of Quaternary faunas, biostratigraphy, and research technologies, in close relation to disciplines such as physics, oceanography, archaeology, and design. Noteworthy are the numerous findings of megafauna mammals, which later became extinct, some in the Late Pleistocene extinctions, others due to human activity in a long time ago , such as Lestodon, Glyptodon, Doedicurus, Notiomastodon, etc.

The paleontological locality of Arroyo del Vizcaíno, Canelones Department, was declared National Monument in 2021.

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