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This status began with a unique stroke of luck: Trelew is situated in the heart of the 'Patagonian Dinosaur Graveyard' - one of the richest sites of fossilized remains in the world. Throughout its history, Patagonia, has had a comparatively warm climate, which has led to highly diverse life forms. Over millennia, a series of sedimentary basins developed in the area, entombing almost every trace of life that had lived and evolved in the area in thousands of meters of sediment. Now, the semi-desert conditions allow access for scientists to unearth this huge store of history. The Key to Understanding Earth's Future