Mata is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in
Rio Grande do Sul in
Brazil
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.
Paleontology
The city of Mata has large deposits of
petrified trees.
Museum of the city that have fossils:
#Museum Daniel Cargnin.
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Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata
The Palaeobotanical Garden is a natural reserve in the town of Mata, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Amer ...
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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