457:
47:
66:
442:
964:
500:
412:
492:
427:
73:
397:
and some trees) which covers between 10 and 20% of the area. The climate is very dry, with rainfall mostly during the summer, and temperature extremes (minimum −10 °C or 14 °F, maximum 45 °C or 113 °F). There is a constant southern wind with a speed of 20–40 km/h
279:. Both areas belong to the same geological formation, the Ischigualasto Formation (sometimes called the Ischigualasto-Talampaya Formation). Established on 3 November 1971, the park has an area of 60,370 ha (603.7 km; 233.1 sq mi).
576:
specimens to comprise only 6% of the total tetrapod sample; subsequent discoveries increased this number to approximately 11% of all findings. Carnivorous dinosaurs are the most common terrestrial carnivores of the
Ischigualasto Formation, with
328:
The first paleontological description of
Ischigualasto dates from 1930. In 1941 the area was studied in more detail, which led to the discovery of 70 species of fossil plants. The region received for the first time the name
917:
1202:
1187:
805:
456:
1192:
1004:
910:
775:
696:
226:
1217:
1197:
581:
comprising 72% of all recovered terrestrial carnivores. Dinosaurs of
Ischigualasto Formation include early samples of the two major lineages of dinosaurs (
1222:
903:
926:
1052:
613:
118:
1207:
1232:
1057:
981:
863:
836:
480:
441:
994:
276:
264:
92:
1227:
1212:
1182:
1094:
598:
is the most numerous of these dinosaur fossils. Another important putative dinosaur with primitive characteristics is
65:
999:
378:
701:[The moon is not only in the sky but also on earth: the 'valley of the moon' full of strange sights...;].
1089:
334:
106:
1011:
947:
476:
287:
272:
191:
806:"The Ischigualasto Tetrapod Assemblage (Late Triassic, Argentina) and 40Ar/39Ar Dating of Dinosaur Origins"
973:
338:
887:
942:
361:
Academic work and geological prospecting proceeded slowly until 1958, when Dr. Alfred
Sherwood Romer, a
774:; Alcober, Oscar A.; Colombi, Carina E.; Renne, Paul R.; Montañez, Isabel P.; Currie, Brian S. (2011).
411:
426:
854:
1099:
989:
934:
291:
178:
1080:
398:(12–25 mph) after noon and until the evening, sometimes accompanied by the extremely strong
362:
672:
46:
810:
780:
600:
382:
318:
317:
and means "place where the moon alights". Another hypothesis gives the name "Ischigualasto" a
303:
875:
1034:
1021:
952:
246:
1061:
578:
515:) deposits (231.4 -225.9 million years before the present), with some of the oldest known
390:
259:("Valley of the Moon" or "Moon Valley"), due to its moon like appearance, is a provincial
1084:
698:ആകാശത്ത് മാത്രമല്ല ഭൂമിയിലും ചന്ദ്രനുണ്ട്: വിചിത്ര കാഴ്ചകൾ നിറഞ്ഞ 'ചന്ദ്രന്റെ താഴ്വര'
538:
more than 40 m (130 ft) tall attest to a rich vegetation at that time. Fossil
519:
remains, which are the world's foremost with regards to quality, number and importance.
531:
342:
311:
260:
1176:
594:
582:
557:
486:
895:
499:
314:
1161:
801:
771:
586:
553:
549:
346:
491:
846:
UNESCO World
Heritage Centre – Description of the Ischigualasto-Talampaya site
527:
399:
369:, discovered several rich fossil beds which he described as "extraordinary".
133:
120:
17:
1072:
963:
776:"A Basal Dinosaur from the Dawn of the Dinosaur Era in Southwestern Pangaea"
590:
543:
355:
268:
96:
804:; Monetta, Alfredo M.; Forster, Catherine A.; Martínez, Ricardo N. (1993).
757:
Cabrera, Ángel (1943). "El primer hallazgo de terápsidos en la
Argentina".
725:
723:
721:
719:
1121:
573:
566:
516:
508:
433:
351:
307:
1149:
1141:
1125:
1113:
569:
523:
512:
1145:
1135:
1044:
845:
656:
394:
366:
322:
283:
1157:
1153:
1117:
879:
498:
490:
385:
of San Juan, at an altitude of about 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
321:
origin, meaning "dead land", although some scholars have proposed
1129:
858:
539:
386:
899:
358:
prospecting for coal on behalf of an
Argentine mining company.
855:
Localities of the
Triassic: Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina
741:
867:
891:
729:
530:
dominated by rivers and had a strongly seasonal rainfall.
849:
393:, and it features typical desert vegetation (bushes,
72:
639:
de la
Provincia de San Juan, 11 de noviembre de 1971
1071:
1043:
1020:
972:
933:
306:, spoken by an indigenous group referred to as the
302:The name Ischigualasto is derived from the extinct
222:
214:
206:
198:
185:
176:
172:
157:
149:
112:
102:
88:
32:
27:Protected area in the San Juan Province, Argentina
565:) are by far the predominant findings among the
503:Fossil discovered in Ischigualasto National Park
389:. The park is part of the western border of the
1203:Mesozoic paleontological sites of South America
1188:Protected areas of San Juan Province, Argentina
859:University of California Museum of Paleontology
354:found in Ischigualasto—after samples sent by a
911:
604:, found in Ischigualasto in the early 1990s.
8:
918:
904:
896:
800:Rogers, Raymond R.; Swisher III, Carl C.;
507:The Ischigualasto Formation contains Late
29:
1193:Landforms of San Juan Province, Argentina
657:"Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks"
614:List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
333:in 1943, in a publication edited by the
683:
624:
404:
1058:The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
982:The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
630:
628:
153:60,370 ha (233.1 sq mi)
1053:Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
651:
649:
572:in the park. A study from 1993 found
406:Ischigualasto Provincial Park scenery
221:
213:
205:
197:
184:
175:
7:
536:Protojuniperoxylon ischigualastianus
495:Fauna of the Ischigualasto Formation
87:
642:; sanc.: 3 de noviembre de 1971
1198:Paleontological sites of Argentina
337:. That year, Dr. Ángel Cabrera of
25:
1223:World Heritage Sites in Argentina
927:World Heritage Sites in Argentina
839:at Ente Autárquico Ischigualasto
377:Most of the park lies within the
271:, limiting to the north with the
986:Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
962:
876:Valle de la Luna – Ischigualasto
455:
440:
425:
410:
71:
64:
45:
1218:Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin
864:Parque Provincial Ischigualasto
659:. UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
522:In the Carnian this area was a
481:Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin
251:Parque Provincial Ischigualasto
227:Latin America and the Caribbean
156:
101:
38:Parque Provincial Ischigualasto
1208:Triassic paleontological sites
888:Pictures from Valle de la Luna
673:El lugar donde se posa la luna
1:
1233:Provincial parks in Argentina
1030:Ischigualasto Provincial Park
243:Ischigualasto Provincial Park
33:Ischigualasto Provincial Park
465:, wind-eroded rock formation
450:, wind-eroded rock formation
54:, wind-eroded rock formation
1095:Los Glaciares National Park
995:Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana
759:Notas del Museo de la Plata
381:, with a minor part in the
286:included Ischigualasto and
1249:
552:and cynodonts (especially
484:
474:
179:UNESCO World Heritage Site
161:November 3, 1971
1108:
1090:Los Alerces National Park
959:
236:
232:
59:
44:
37:
1000:Nuestra Señora de Loreto
697:
335:Automobil Club Argentino
948:Talampaya National Park
477:Ischigualasto Formation
379:Valle Fértil Department
288:Talampaya National Park
273:Talampaya National Park
770:Martínez, Ricardo N.;
546:have also been found.
504:
496:
339:University of La Plata
250:
943:Quebrada de Humahuaca
502:
494:
263:in the north-east of
80:Location in Argentina
1012:Iguazú National Park
1005:Santa María la Mayor
730:Martínez et al. 2011
292:World Heritage Sites
589:). The carnivorous
130: /
1228:Quechuan languages
1213:Triassic Argentina
1183:Parks in Argentina
1081:Cueva de las Manos
742:Rogers et al. 1993
505:
497:
365:expert in ancient
363:Harvard University
215:Reference no.
107:San José de Jáchal
1170:
1169:
601:Eoraptor lunensis
383:Jachal Department
277:La Rioja Province
265:San Juan Province
240:
239:
134:30.067°S 68.000°W
103:Nearest city
93:San Juan Province
16:(Redirected from
1240:
1100:Valdés Peninsula
1035:Inca road system
990:San Ignacio Miní
967:
966:
953:Inca road system
920:
913:
906:
897:
884:
872:
842:
826:
824:
823:
796:
794:
793:
766:
745:
739:
733:
727:
714:
713:
711:
710:
693:
687:
681:
675:
671:
667:
661:
660:
653:
644:
643:
640:
638:
632:
459:
444:
429:
414:
331:Valle de la Luna
267:, north-western
256:Valle de la Luna
190:Ischigualasto /
168:
166:
145:
144:
142:
141:
140:
139:-30.067; -68.000
135:
131:
128:
127:
126:
123:
75:
74:
68:
49:
40:Valle de la Luna
30:
21:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1237:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1104:
1067:
1062:Curutchet House
1039:
1016:
968:
961:
957:
929:
924:
882:
880:ArgentinaXplora
870:
840:
833:
821:
819:
818:(5109): 794–797
802:Sereno, Paul C.
799:
791:
789:
788:(6014): 206–210
772:Sereno, Paul C.
769:
756:
753:
748:
740:
736:
728:
717:
708:
706:
699:
695:
694:
690:
682:
678:
669:
668:
664:
655:
654:
647:
641:
636:
634:
633:
626:
622:
610:
489:
483:
475:Main articles:
473:
466:
460:
451:
445:
436:
430:
421:
415:
391:Central Sierras
375:
300:
253:), also called
189:
181:
164:
162:
138:
136:
132:
129:
124:
121:
119:
117:
116:
84:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
76:
55:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1246:
1244:
1236:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1175:
1174:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1138:
1132:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1055:
1049:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1026:
1024:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1014:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
984:
978:
976:
970:
969:
960:
958:
956:
955:
950:
945:
939:
937:
931:
930:
925:
923:
922:
915:
908:
900:
894:
893:
885:
873:
861:
852:
843:
832:
831:External links
829:
828:
827:
797:
767:
752:
749:
747:
746:
734:
715:
705:(in Malayalam)
703:ManoramaOnline
688:
676:
662:
645:
623:
621:
618:
617:
616:
609:
606:
583:ornithischians
579:herrerasaurids
532:Petrified tree
472:
469:
468:
467:
461:
454:
452:
446:
439:
437:
431:
424:
422:
416:
409:
407:
374:
371:
343:traversodontid
341:described the
304:Cacán language
299:
296:
261:protected area
238:
237:
234:
233:
230:
229:
224:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
187:
183:
182:
177:
174:
173:
170:
169:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
90:
86:
85:
79:
70:
69:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
50:
42:
41:
35:
34:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1245:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1131:
1127:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1046:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
985:
983:
980:
979:
977:
975:
971:
965:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
940:
938:
936:
932:
928:
921:
916:
914:
909:
907:
902:
901:
898:
892:
889:
886:
881:
877:
874:
869:
865:
862:
860:
856:
853:
851:
847:
844:
838:
837:Ischigualasto
835:
834:
830:
817:
813:
812:
807:
803:
798:
787:
783:
782:
777:
773:
768:
764:
760:
755:
754:
750:
743:
738:
735:
731:
726:
724:
722:
720:
716:
704:
700:
692:
689:
685:
680:
677:
674:
666:
663:
658:
652:
650:
646:
631:
629:
625:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
605:
603:
602:
597:
596:
595:Herrerasaurus
592:
588:
584:
580:
575:
571:
568:
564:
561:and cynodont
560:
559:
558:Hyperodapedon
555:
551:
547:
545:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
520:
518:
514:
510:
501:
493:
488:
487:Choiyoi Group
482:
478:
470:
464:
458:
453:
449:
443:
438:
435:
432:Water-eroded
428:
423:
419:
418:Las Coloradas
413:
408:
405:
403:
401:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
372:
370:
368:
364:
359:
357:
353:
349:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
326:
324:
320:
316:
315:conquistadors
313:
309:
305:
297:
295:
293:
289:
285:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
257:
252:
248:
244:
235:
231:
228:
225:
217:
209:
201:
194:Natural Parks
193:
188:
186:Official name
180:
171:
160:
152:
148:
143:
115:
111:
108:
105:
98:
94:
91:
67:
58:
53:
52:The Submarine
48:
43:
36:
31:
19:
18:Ischigualasto
1140:Shared with
1134:Shared with
1112:Shared with
1085:Río Pinturas
1029:
883:(in Spanish)
871:(in Spanish)
841:(in Spanish)
820:. Retrieved
815:
809:
790:. Retrieved
785:
779:
762:
758:
751:Bibliography
737:
707:. Retrieved
702:
691:
684:Cabrera 1943
679:
670:(in Spanish)
665:
635:Ley No. 3666
599:
593:
587:saurischians
562:
556:
550:Rhynchosaurs
548:
535:
524:volcanically
521:
506:
471:Paleontology
463:The Mushroom
462:
447:
417:
376:
360:
345:
330:
327:
301:
281:
255:
254:
242:
241:
51:
1162:Switzerland
974:Mesopotamia
563:Exaeretodon
554:rhynchosaur
373:Description
350:—the first
347:Exaeretodon
158:Established
137: /
113:Coordinates
1177:Categories
822:2019-03-29
792:2019-03-29
765:: 317–331.
709:2021-09-09
620:References
544:horsetails
534:trunks of
528:floodplain
485:See also:
448:The Sphynx
400:Zonda wind
290:among its
165:1971-11-03
1073:Patagonia
935:Northwest
591:archosaur
356:geologist
282:In 2000,
269:Argentina
192:Talampaya
97:Argentina
1122:Colombia
868:La HueYa
608:See also
574:dinosaur
567:tetrapod
517:dinosaur
509:Triassic
434:badlands
352:cynodont
308:Diaguita
207:Criteria
89:Location
1150:Germany
1142:Belgium
1126:Ecuador
1114:Bolivia
811:Science
781:Science
570:fossils
526:active
513:Carnian
367:mammals
325:roots.
319:Quechua
312:Spanish
310:by the
298:History
247:Spanish
202:Natural
163: (
1160:, and
1146:France
1136:Brazil
1128:, and
1045:Pampas
850:UNESCO
637:
323:Huarpe
284:UNESCO
223:Region
125:68°0′W
122:30°4′S
1158:Japan
1154:India
1118:Chile
540:ferns
420:cliff
395:cacti
275:, in
1130:Peru
1022:Cuyo
585:and
542:and
479:and
387:amsl
210:viii
199:Type
150:Area
890:at
878:at
866:at
857:at
848:at
816:260
786:331
218:966
1179::
1156:,
1152:,
1148:,
1144:,
1124:,
1120:,
1116:,
1083:,
814:.
808:.
784:.
778:.
761:.
718:^
648:^
627:^
402:.
294:.
249::
95:,
1064:)
1060:(
919:e
912:t
905:v
825:.
795:.
763:8
744:.
732:.
712:.
686:.
511:(
245:(
167:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
