Petrified Forest (Sarmiento)
Sarmiento Petrified Forest Provincial Natural Monument | |
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Petrified trees | |
Nearest city | Sarmiento, Chubut Province, Argentina |
Coordinates | 45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W / 45.81556°S 69.06444°WCoordinates: 45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W / 45.81556°S 69.06444°W |
Established | 1973 |
The Petrified Forest 30 km south of Sarmiento, Argentina is a provincial natural monument.
It a forest from the Cenozoic era, the petrified wood is of primitive conifers and palm trees.[1]
References
External links
- Media related to Petrified wood of Patagonia at Wikimedia Commons
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