The Palaeobotanical Garden is a natural reserve in the town of
Mata, in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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Brazil
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Secretária de Turismo do Rio Grande do Sul.
Description
Fossil natural reserve with an area of 36,000 m². Petrified wood in its original location. This in Caturrita Formation of Upper Triassic.
Citations
Reference bibliography
*''Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia.'' Author: Antônio Isaia. Paleontologists tell the stories of Santa Maria and the region. 60 pages. Editora Pallotti (Portuguese).
*''Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho.'' 1787–1933. Vol I. Author: Romeu Beltrão, Editora Pallotti, 1958 (Portuguese).
External links
Brazilian Society of Paleontology
Paleontological sites of Brazil
Historical geology
Triassic paleontological sites
Mesozoic paleontological sites of South America
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