The Palaeobotanical Garden is a natural reservation in the town of Mata, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Secretária de Turismo do Rio Grande do Sul.
Description
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.
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