Which dinosaur was named after the province where Bartolome Saravi was General Minister in 1847?
La Rioja Province, Argentina La Rioja (] ) is one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan. The dinosaur "Riojasaurus" is named after the province.
Kirchner's viscacha rat Kirchner's viscacha rat or Kirchner's vizcacha rat ("Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum") is a species of rodents in the family Octodontidae described in 2014. It is one of two species in the genus "Tympanoctomys". That species is endemic to Chubut Province in the central western Argentina, where it has a fragmented range. Its natural habitat is desert scrubland, dunes and salt flats, where it eats halophyte plants. It is a solitary, nocturnal rodent that constructs large mounds with complex burrows. The species was named in honor if both Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, presidents of Argentina.