The Petrified Forest 30 km south of
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
*Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...
, Argentina is a provincial natural monument.
It a forest from the
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configura ...
era, the
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. ''P ...
is of primitive conifers and palm trees.
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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
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