Bosque petrificado de Puyango
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
Ecuador (Latin America and the Caribbean)
Date of Submission: 30/06/1998
Criteria:
(viii)(ix)
Category:
Natural
Submission prepared by:
National Institute of Cultural Heritage
Coordinates:
3°54'18" S, 80°00'31" W
Ref.: 1081
Description
Petrified forest including fossils such as ammonites, trilobites, and petrified woods, dating 70 million years BP, and covering an extension of at least 2568 hectares. It is located in Southern Ecuador and under the jurisdiction of both El Oro and Loja Provinces.



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