It was the eighth expedition within the project named "Jurassic and Cretaceous Terrestrial Vertebrates of South America", which started in 1976 and was sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
Była to ósma wyprawa w obrębie projektu „Jurassic and Cretaceous Terrestrial Vertebrates of South America”, rozpoczętego w 1976 r., który sponsorowało National Geographic Society.