HERITAGE RECORD · 966

Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

伊沙瓜拉斯托－塔拉姆佩雅自然公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

These two contiguous parks, extending over 275,300 ha in the desert region on the western border of the Sierra Pampeanas of central Argentina, contain the most complete continental fossil record known from the Triassic Period (245-208 million years ago). Six geological formations in the parks contain fossils of a wide range of ancestors of mammals, dinosaurs and plants revealing the evolution of vertebrates and the nature of palaeo-environments in the Triassic Period.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ17132555 ↗

Area275369 ha

Administrative areaQ44805 · Q44796

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

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