Institute of Geosciences of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
The Institute of Geosciences is a unit of instruction of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). It includes the undergraduate courses of Geography, Geomatics Engineering, Geology. It has a department of study of vertebrate paleontology which has made great contributions to the geopark of Paleorrota.
The unit is also responsible for the maintenance of three museums, the Journal of Research in Geosciences, and post-graduate education and research.
Museum of Paleontology "Irajá Damiani Pinto"
Located in the Valley Campus (Portuguese: Campus do Vale), Avenida Bento Gonçalves in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
It is named after Irajá Damiani Pinto, professor at UFRGS.
The museum displays various fossils of the geopark of Paleorrota. In the same building, the Laboratory of Paleontology furthers the knowledge about the geopark, as many fossils are cleaned and prepared there.[1]
See also
- Paleorrota Geopark
- Porto Alegre Botanical Garden
- Museum of Science and Technology (PUCRS)
- Museum Education Gama D'Eça.
- Museum Vincente Pallotti.
- Museum Aristides Carlos Rodrigues.
- Museum Paleontologic and Archaeological Walter Ilha.
- Museum Daniel Cargnin.
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Coordinates: 30°04′26″S 51°07′14″W / 30.07389°S 51.12056°W