while they were working in the background of a house under construction Located on Calle 60, between 125 and 127 in the city of Necochea, a group of masons He got the big surprise of his life when he found hidden among the rubble, Fossil remains of a South American saber-toothed tiger.
As explained from the Museum area from that Buenos Aires city to the portal necochea.netIts about skull of this carnivorous animal that, according to what they say, it inhabited that region about 10,000 years ago, or sea, at the end of the Ice Age.
“Is a very important discovery for the region and even for the world because they are one of those carnivorous mammals that do not appear in a row”, affirmed the archaeologist Agüero Caro Petersen
“These are extraordinary things of science and check that they have to do with mega mammals that are already extinct. And, although in the museum we have part of the collection of these mammals, in this specific case it is something more important that can reach be news all over the world”, added the specialist.
For his part, he paleontologist Matias Taglioretti who works in Regional Paleontological Observatory and is part of the research team, he was also surprised and very proud of this historic and valuable archaeological find.
“We found a figure hard as are the predatory forms, and in this case it is a smilodont Settler What would a South American saber tooth tiger be? largest feline that has existed in the history of planet earth. said the specialist.
“The most important part, which is the skull, was found. and next to it another distinctive part that is the canine tooth Delaware saber. And, to the sides, are appearing the paws previous articulated and we were able to find a connection between what would be the skull and the rest of the body, so there is a high probability that this material is very complete, which makes the finding much more important and particular”, concluded Taglioretti.
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