Petrified Forest (Sarmiento)
Sarmiento Petrified Forest Provincial Natural Monument | |
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Nearest city | Sarmiento, Chubut Province, Argentina |
Coordinates | 45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W / 45.81556°S 69.06444°WCoordinates: 45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W / 45.81556°S 69.06444°W |
Established | 1973 |
The Petrified Forest 30 km south of Sarmiento, Argentina is a provincial natural monument.
It a forest from the Cenozoic era, the petrified wood is of primitive conifers and palm trees.[1]
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- Media related to Petrified wood of Patagonia at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Paleobotany
- Petrified forests
- Geology of Patagonia
- Geology of Chubut Province
- Cenozoic Argentina
- Ecology of Patagonia
- Paleontological sites of Argentina
- Protected areas of Chubut Province
- Tourist attractions in Chubut Province
- Paleontological site stubs
- Chubut Province geography stubs