#Argentine Patagonia

[sins-of-idolatry]

#ph.alen.sma #argentine patagonia #rio negro #bariloche #cathedral #architecture

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Clouded vision

‘A typical, out-of-focus Patagonian cloud over Lago Pueyrredón on the Argentina/Chile border. Also typically Patagonian was the clarity of the air, the blueness of the lake and the emptiness.’

Photograph: John Main

#john main #photographer #patagonia #patagonian cloud #cloud #lago pueyrredon #argentine/chile border #nature #landscape

[whilereadingandwalking]

Argentina is a week & change away, so it’s time to officially lay all other books aside and focus on one thing: the gorgeous book stack that I’ve put aside to read in the week up to my trip.

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, tr. Ruth L.C. Simms

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

Reread: Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar, tr. Gregory Rabassa

The Wind That Lays Waste by Selva Almada, tr. Chris Andrews

The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics, edited by Gabriela Nouzeilles & Graciela Montaldo

I want to dig in, get excited, get a little bit of Argentine history and literature under my skin, in the final week before it’s time to get on a plane and go!

#argentine literature #argentinian literature #hopscotch #julio cortázar #patagonia #the invention of morel #selva almada #books in translation #books and flowers #autumn vibes

[boring-themes]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[raulenjuto]

Vista desde la ruta de los 7 lagos

“Desde el puente” © Raúl Enjuto Aguilar, 2015 Esta foto está disponible también en mi sitio https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtgNcUMqVi/

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#raulenjuto #7 lagos #Andes #Argentina #Argentine #Argentine south #Bariloche #cordillera #creek #fotografías #Lago #lagoons #lagos #lakes #Landscapes #medio ambiente #Nature #original photo #paisajes #Patagonia argentina #Recuerdo de viaje #respeto al medio ambiente #Sur argentino #Travels #viajes #Views

[pumpupblonde]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[zomboyofficial]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[likecottxncandy]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[pefruma]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[shirochin]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[sins-of-idolatry]

San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina

#lake #mountains #beach #stone #horizon #clouds #argentine patagonia #bariloche #rio negro

[zainschevron]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[alphynix]

While birds are one of the few animal groups to have achieved powered flight, they're also very prone to losing their aerial abilities. Many times over their evolutionary history, multiple different bird lineages have convergently become secondarily flightless – and Patagopteryx deferrariisi was one of the earliest known examples of this.

Living during the Late Cretaceous, about 86-84 million years ago, in what is now the northern part of Argentine Patagonia in South America, Patagopteryx was roughly the size of a modern chicken at around 50cm long.

When it was first discovered it was classified as a ratite, but soon after it was recognized as actually being a much earlier type of bird, an early ornithuromorph only distantly related to any modern groups.

It had small wings, little-to-no keel, and no wishbone, indicating it lacked the large powerful musculature required for flight. Its legs were quite long, with large feet with all four toes facing forward – proportions that suggest it was built more for walking than for high-speed running.

Growth rings in its bones also show that it had a much slower growth rate than modern birds, taking several years to reach adult size.

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References:

Agnolin, Federico L., and Agustín G. Martinelli. "Fossil birds from the Late Cretaceous Los Alamitos Formation, Río Negro Province, Argentina." Journal of South American Earth Sciences 27.1 (2009): 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2008.09.003

Chiappe, Luis M. "The first 85 million years of avian evolution." Nature 378.6555 (1995): 349-355. https://doi.org/10.1038/378349a0

Chiappe, L. M. "Osteology of the flightless Patagopteryx deferrariisi from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina)." Mesozoic birds: above the heads of dinosaurs (2002): 281-316. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281640883_Osteology_of_the_Flightless_Patagopteryx_deferrariisi_from_the_Late_Cretaceous_of_Patagonia_Argentina

Wikipedia contributors. “Patagopteryx.” Wikipedia, 22 Apr. 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagopteryx

#science illustration #paleontology #paleoart #palaeoblr #patagopteryx #ornithuromorpha #euornithes #avialae #bird #theropod #dinosaur #art #flightless bird

[castielyre]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[benita-loca]

Clear waters of Rio Meliquina in Neuquen, Argentina

#Argentinien #Argentine #Patagonia #travel #Tourism

[manessha545]

Villa La Angostura, Argentina: Villa La Angostura (Spanish for Town of the Narrowing) is a town located in the Los Lagos Department in the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake. Nestled in the northern part of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, and surrounded by lakes, forests and mountains, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful locations in the mountainous parts of Patagonia; earning it the nickname Garden of Patagonia. Wikipedia

#Villa La Angostura #Argentina #Neuquén