Paleontological Museum of Caldera

Chilean paleontological museum

Paleontological Museum of Caldera

Entrance to the museum, inside the Caldera station

Established| September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21)
Location| Caldera station, Caldera, Chile
Coordinates| 27°03′53″S 70°49′23″W﻿ / ﻿27.06472°S 70.82306°W﻿ / -27.06472; -70.82306
Type| Natural history museum
Collections| Neogene fossils
Curator| Mario Suárez Palacios

The Paleontological Museum of Caldera (abbreviated MPC) is a natural history museum located in the commune of Caldera, Atacama Region, Chile. Since its establishment in 2006, it is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the fossil record of Caldera and related areas, including the nearby coasts, and has been instrumental in the conservation of remains from emblematic fossiliferous localities of the Bahía Inglesa Formation (Miocene-Pliocene), such as Cerro Ballena or Los Dedos Paleontological Park. The museum was erected inside the cultural station of Caldera, where it offers public access to the most significant collections.[1][2][3]

## References

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1. ^ López, L.; Cox, M. (2013). "Yacimiento Paleontológico Cerro Ballena" (PDF). CMNcasos (in Spanish). No. 2\. Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. pp. 1−42. ISSN 0719-2649.
2. ^ Abad, M.; Forch, M.; Pereira, N. (2022). "El Sitio Paleontológico Los Dedos". In Abad, M.; Moisan, P.; Izquierdo, T. (eds.). Sitios de interés geológico del Valle del Copiapó. Geodiversidad, Geopatrimonio y Geoturismo. Santiago: Letra Capital Ediciones. pp. 16−17. hdl:10115/21789. ISBN 978 956 410 923 7.
3. ^ Gutstein, C. S.; Toro, A. V.; Pereira (2018). Sánchez, D. A. (ed.). Caldera Patrimonio Paleontológico. N° 04 Monumentos Nacionales de Chile. Vol. 116 (1st ed.). Santiago: Consejo de Monumentos. pp. 1−110. ISBN 978-956-7953-74-5.

## External links

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* Media related to Paleontological Museum of Caldera at Wikimedia Commons
* Renovation project of the Paleontological Museum of Caldera at CIAHN