Petrified Forest (Sarmiento)

The Petrified Forest 30 km south of Sarmiento, Argentina is a provincial natural monument.

Sarmiento Petrified Forest Provincial Natural Monument
Petrified trees
Nearest citySarmiento, Chubut Province, Argentina
Coordinates45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W
Established1973

It a forest from the Cenozoic era, the petrified wood is of primitive conifers and palm trees.[1]

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