Polished Petrified Wood - 2.53" lunar Above: Polished specimen photo taken

Above: Polished specimen photo taken at an oblique angle to highlight the depth of color and textures

radioisotopic dating of silicate inclusions places the age of the main mass at roughly 4

Hot air from furnaces below would rise through these hollow tubes

Triceratops Frill Pocket Fossil

Fossil Archaeopteryx Pendant

Polished Petrified Wood - 2.53" lunar Above: Polished specimen photo takenJust as minerals can seep into an animals remains and preserve its shape, fossilized wood is an impression of a tree in life, rendered in stone. Petrified trees are unique specimens that capture more details of prehistoric plants than other fossils. This is because they are fossilized at a cellular level, whereas most other fossils are impressions of plants on soft earth. These particular specimens are sliced and polished to give a high definition