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	The '''Museo Paleontológico Megaterio''' at [[La Libertad]]'s state university, UPSE (Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena), is described as Ecuador's first paleontology museum.		The '''Museo Paleontológico Megaterio''' at [[La Libertad]]'s state university, UPSE (Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena), is described as Ecuador's first paleontology museum.

	== The find ==		== The find ==
	In November 2003, works at '''Tanque Loma''' in La Libertad uncovered a remarkable Ice Age deposit: 345 complete bones and 2,969 fragments of megatherium (giant ground sloth), mastodon, glyptodont, American horse, giant llama and other animals, dated to between 30,000 and more than 50,000 years ago. The museum displays the finds.		In November 2003, works at '''Tanque Loma''' in La Libertad uncovered a remarkable Ice Age deposit: 345 complete bones and 2,969 fragments of megatherium (giant ground sloth), mastodon, glyptodont, American horse, giant llama and other animals, dated to between 30,000 and more than 50,000 years ago. The museum displays the finds.

			{{EW dyk\|emoji=📊\|…La Libertad fits about 112,000 people into roughly 25 km² — one of the densest cantons in Ecuador?\|page=Santa Elena Province in Numbers\|cta=Compare the cantons →}}

	== Visiting ==		== Visiting ==
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	''Source: PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019 (p. 96) and 2024–2030 (p. 196).''		''Source: PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019 (p. 96) and 2024–2030 (p. 196).''
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The '''Museo Paleontológico Megaterio''' at [[La Libertad]]'s state university, UPSE (Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena), is described as Ecuador's first paleontology museum.

== The find ==
In November 2003, works at '''Tanque Loma''' in La Libertad uncovered a remarkable Ice Age deposit: 345 complete bones and 2,969 fragments of megatherium (giant ground sloth), mastodon, glyptodont, American horse, giant llama and other animals, dated to between 30,000 and more than 50,000 years ago. The museum displays the finds.

== Visiting ==
The museum is on the UPSE campus. Check opening hours with the university before you go.

== See also ==
* [[La Libertad]]
* [[Amantes de Sumpa]]
* [[Fossil Hunting (La Peninsula)]]

''Source: PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019 (p. 96) and 2024–2030 (p. 196).''
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