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 {{Paleobotany-stub