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Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region

Pichasca petrified forest

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Petrified woodPetrified wood

Also reported: viewing only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).

Why this spot

Cretaceous petrified logs and dinosaur remains under a rock shelter in the Hurtado valley

Documented natural monument site.

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