Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela, Santa Maria

#4 among attractions in Santa Maria

Prehistoric site

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The Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela is located within the city of Santa Maria, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. The site is situated in the neighbourhood Nossa Senhora de Lourdes at an altitude of 107 metres above sea level. The fossils have been discovered within the sediments of the Santa Maria Formation, they are vertebrates from the Triassic period and are about 225 million years old. ()

Local name: Sítio Paleontológico Arroio Cancela Coordinates: 29°41'39"S, 53°47'37"W

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Paleontological Site Arroio Cancela – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parque Da Medianeira, Educational Museum Gama D'Eça, Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense.

1.1 miW
Church
Parque Da Medianeira, Santa Maria
28 min walk • The Basilica Shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces or the Basilica of Santa Maria is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Santa Maria municipality, Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Educational Museum Gama D'Eça, Santa Maria
24 min walk • The Educational Museum Gama D'Eça is located in the center of Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The current headquarters of the museum, located at Rua do Acamapamento Street, 81.
1.1 miNW
Church
Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Santa Maria
28 min walk • The Metropolitan Cathedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria, in Rio Grande do Sul.
1.1 miNW
Area
Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense, Santa Maria
28 min walk • The Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense is one of the seven mesoregions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
0.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Sede, Santa Maria
10 min walk • Sede is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the north portion of Santa Maria. Downtown Santa Maria is one of its bairros.