Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata | |
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Location | Paleorrota Geopark, Rua do Sertão, 67 |
Nearest city | Mata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Coordinates | 29°33′29″S54°27′42″W / 29.55806°S 54.46167°W |
Area | 36.000 m² |
The Palaeobotanical Garden is a natural reservation in the town of Mata, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [1]
It is a fossil-natural reservation with an area of 36,000 m². Petrified wood in its original location. This in Caturrita Formation of Upper Triassic.
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Mario Costa Barberena was a Brazilian paleontologist.
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