Mata is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Rio Grande do Sul in
Brazil
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.
Paleontology
The city of Mata has large deposits of
petrified tree
Petrified wood, also known as petrified tree (from Ancient Greek meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone'), is the name given to a special type of '' fossilized wood'', the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. ' ...
s.
Museum of the city that have fossils:
#Museum Daniel Cargnin.
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Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata
File:Museu Padre Cargnin.JPG, Museum Daniel Cargnin
File:Parque paleobotânico de Mata..JPG, Petrified wood
Petrified wood, also known as petrified tree (from Ancient Greek meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone'), is the name given to a special type of '' fossilized wood'', the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. ' ...
in the Paleobotanic Park
File:Sao Roque.JPG, São Roque community
File:Madeira petrficada.JPG, Petrified wood
Petrified wood, also known as petrified tree (from Ancient Greek meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone'), is the name given to a special type of '' fossilized wood'', the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. ' ...
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Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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