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Jorge Orlando Calvo was an Argentine geologist and vertebrate paleontologist who worked in Neuquén Province and at the National University of Comahue. He directed the paleontological center at Lago Barreales and helped establish Proyecto Dino, a research and educational program built around fossil sites in Patagonia. Calvo was among the authors who described several South American dinosaur taxa, including the titanosaur Futalognkosaurus dukei, and his work covered dinosaurs, other vertebrates, eggs, and tracks.
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Who was Jorge Orlando Calvo?
Jorge Orlando Calvo was an Argentine geologist and vertebrate paleontologist associated with Neuquén Province and the National University of Comahue. He directed paleontological work at Lago Barreales and helped develop Proyecto Dino.
What is Proyecto Dino?
Proyecto Dino is a scientific, educational, and cultural program connected to the National University of Comahue. It studies, prepares, and exhibits fossils found around Lago Barreales.
What fossils did Jorge Calvo study at Lago Barreales?
The site preserves dinosaur and other animal and plant remains from roughly 90 million years ago. Proyecto Dino's work includes fossils from sauropods, theropods, and other Upper Cretaceous organisms.
When did the Lago Barreales paleontological project begin?
A major fossil discovery at the site took place on February 13, 2000, under the direction of Jorge Calvo. The Centro Paleontológico Lago Barreales and Proyecto Dino developed from that work in the early 2000s. [Proyecto Dino records this history](https://proyectodino.org/todo-sobre-nosotros/nuestra-historia/).
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