Petrified Tree Trunk in Arizona Dating Back 225 Million Years

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aninsignificanthuman on April 25th, 2024 at 21:27 UTC »

Anyone wondering, this is Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. It preserves fossils from the Late Triassic period, about 225–205 million years ago. The park is renowned for its vast, colorful, and well-preserved petrified wood deposits, remnants of ancient trees. Additionally, it features plant and animal fossils, along with various artifacts. Here's the wiki page.

Jaguarundihunter on April 25th, 2024 at 22:10 UTC »

Fun fact: these trees originally belonged to a coniferous forest and got swept downstream, forming log jams where they eventually petrified.

Dankitysoup on April 25th, 2024 at 22:17 UTC »

Medium rare please.