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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Petrified Wood Unknown location, AZ Unknown Late Triassic -
From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Petrified Wood Glasgow, MT Judith River Formation Late Cretaceous -
I have 3-4 spots (duck creek, Grayson, Fort Worth formations) I haven’t yet revisited since it rained that are really close to my house. I’ve been to the same conlinoceras spot 3x and this was my last visit until we get heavy rain/erosion again. It didn’t disappoint! Funny how I can walk by the same spot 3x and find things I missed. Haha! I’ve seen ammonites missing chambers before, but this little one seems to have indentations that might have been there originally, like from bite marks or something. What do you think? Just my child-like imagination? the nice looking white calcite specimen missing part of itself is from another larger creek that my primary spot feeds into more upstream. Tarrant County TX.
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My best woodbine hunt ever (since I started this year, lol), 11 woodbines and one of them is over 7 inches across! The overall condition is better than my 2 prior excursions as well. I’m super thrilled about these. I also found some great pet wood pieces with the appearance of having been underwater for awhile “back in the day.” Any insight into the smaller “critters” is appreciated. I am not positive if one piece is sandstone or pet wood, but I do have 3-4 pet wood pieces (some not shown). The small ammonite in front is a different species than the conlinoceras tarrantense. Woodbine/eagleford border, Tarrant county Texas. My toes went numb walking the creek. I know another hunter who found 7 woodbines at this spot 2 weeks ago (after our biggest rain since Spring) but I guess my eyes were more desperate to spot what he missed
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Hey y'all! I did a little hunting on Morris Island, SC this afternoon and came across this interesting fossil. At least thats what I assume it is until someone with more knowledge tells me otherwise It is 3" long and 2.5" in diameter. Thanks for having a look!
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Looking for a way to figure out what type of tree this pet wood is
evan83 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi, I have this huge piece of pet wood that I am hoping to figure out the age and what type of tree it is. I do not know where it came from it was left in my landscaping rock when I bought the house. If they got it local then it's from northern Colorado. I was able to take a picture of the cell structure so I think that might help? Thank you any help is appreciated.
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Hello, my friends. Several years ago I purchased this sample. Unfortunately, there was no information available for him. I found it interesting because of the center. I was hoping it might be a fern. Please help me identify it. Thank you Have a nice day
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As a professional woodworker I have a soft spot for anything "tree" but this might take the cake. Not 100% but this does seem to be a petrified burl, I have never seen such a thing but me and my woodworking buddies have fantasized about it more than once. Any input to confirm or deny would be appreciated, though this is one of those cases I'd almost rather believe regardless of the reality, call it my Santa burl. Came out of oligocene deposits near Eugene Oregon
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Hi! Newbie here. We inherited a number of specimens from a family fossil collector in Wyoming. Wondered if this item is wood or bone, and if the latter - what animal…it’s about 6”w x 6”h x 4”d. Thanks!
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Need help identifying this piece. I believe it is petrified wood but after slicing off the end cap, it is not colorful inside. As you can see in the photos, I have been sanding/polishing the cut side with diamond grit sanding disks on a drill. Still have a long ways to go. Found in a creek bed in southeast Ohio.
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This specimen is from an old collection that contained a box of similar looking and similar-sized pieces of petrified wood, but without a locale or identification label. However, hundreds of other specimens in the overall collection were all identified from various locations within the continental USA. I know that it would be virtually impossible for a wood-burrowing larva to become petrified along with the wood it is within, and this could just be a small limb or something that I'm not thinking of, but this piece is so interesting that I thought I would see if someone could explain the processes that might have led to its creation?
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Hello Members, Greg from Western Washington. I am new to The Fossil Forum. Started collecting rocks a couple of years ago when I was beach combing looking for colorful rocks to tumble and display. My interests became focused when I continued to come across examples of bones and coprolite creating the urge to pursue the next best fossil find. Many questions linger for an inexperienced amateur. 1 - Why has only one Dino from the Jurassic Period been found in Washington State ? 2 - Are fossils found with all their original pigmentation intact ? 3 - Does meat fossilize ? Does Succulents plants fossilize? 4 - Washington law states that any Vertebrate fossils found belongs to the state and is unlawful to keep? Maybe I read or interpreted this wrong. Makes you not want to post photos of any finds. In two years, I have found examples of all which I have questioned. I believe Dinos did exist in Western WA as I have found fossil both pre and post Jurassic.
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Hello Everyone, I'm relatively knew to fossils and preparation. I ended up finding a large piece of petrified wood over the weekend (about 200lbs) and was curious what the best way to clean it would be. I used some chisels, a delicate touch with a hammer, and a pressure washer to remove the obvious bits of clay. What would be the best way to proceed?
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This is the first post from a new member. This subject has led me to the Fossil Forum many, many times however I have yet to understand precisely how to identify snakewood. I understand some of the basics (growth rings will be present and the rod structures will be packed tightly together), but I am having a difficult time applying what I know to the specimens in my hands. I have attached several photos showing material collected from an exposed area of the Yagua Formation in Burleson County, Texas. I have collected many palm wood specimens in my lifetime, but some of the pieces shown here appear to be a little different. I know that several of these are not palm, and I am quite sure they are not snakewood either, however determining wood species beyond "palm or not palm" is a concept that escapes me and they are included more for reference. Identification of these reference pieces would also help to expand my overall understanding. I would appreciate any assistance that can be provided. The first photo shows an overview of the seven pieces contained in the close-ups that follow. The pieces were wet when the close-ups were taken and the profile of each piece is only shown once.
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Hello! I bought this piece of petrified wood the other month. The seller was unable to provide any specificities to the fossil. I was hoping that anyone could shed some light on the specificities on this petrified wood (i.e. Location, Age, Species). Appreciate any help into this. Thank you!
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Hey hey everybody, I found this odd stone in the same location that I've found petrified wood and a couple fossilized shells. It doesn't look like bone to me, maybe its a different plant species than the one im use to? If someone could get an ID on this that would be greatly appreciated! For all I know, it's just an odd stone.
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Would someone be able to confirm or provide more information on whether or not this is petrified wood? Found near Canaan, NY. Lots of smaller pet wood on the land. 5 gal bucket for size reference. Sorry it’s dirty, hoping I won’t have to put in the work scrubbing until I find out if it truly is pet wood!
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Recently found this on the beach in South Texas. It looks like wood, but is hard like rock. Could it be petrified/fossilized wood? Thanks.
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Found this specimen in some turned up ground after a friend had his land excavated near Canaan, NY. There are tons of other potential petrified wood pieces and I am wondering if these are just rocks that look like wood or if they are truly petrified wood.
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Found this specimen in Orange County, California, ... and would like to know whether it is petrified bone, wood, or something else. Thanks.
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This was found in dry wash, in Cocconino county Arizona. I was walking up dry wash looking for petrified wood. I thought this was just a nice black piece of petrified wood. It was in loose sand in the middle of a deep wash. They were 10-20 foot walls with a 20 foot wash base. When I got back to truck, I notice it was a lot smoother then the other pieces of petrified wood that I saw that day. The tooth had longitudinal grooves and lines that looks like worm trails. The yellow marks wouldn't wash out of the worm grooves. It also looks like three teeth connected together with fault cracks running thought it. I did try to get help identifying this tooth from Arizona museum of Natural History, who told me to next contact Arizona State University. I haven't goten any response. I have pictures of petrified wood found near this tooth. I can attach them later if that will help. If there is any other information needed let me know. Rocky Jeep
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Hi, I found this rock in the sand, after a search I recognized it is a sort of petrified wood. I washed it and noticed that it contains shiny spots, can experts tell me, it is quartz? or something else? VID_20230722041608.mp4
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Hello everyone! New to fossil collecting and I have a piece I'm trying to identify. It is roughly 3 inches in length. I found it in gravel from a former marl pit from Aurora, a coastal town in North Carolina know for it's marine fossils. I think it may be wood since there seems to be a bark like texture to the sides though. Please feel free to ask questions or for more pictures!
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Hello again everyone! Ever since I found that first large piece of (probably) petrified wood I've been looking for more every time I'm near gravel. Luckily for me, my parents have a small gravel pit on their property which seems to be producing quite a bit of this material. The pictured piece has the most distinctive figure and agate carrying the same banding throughout. Burts bees chapstick (2.75 in/6.96 cm tall) is for reference, as I cannot find my ruler or tape measure.
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What about this guy? Found this when I was digging in the garden. Maybe a foot or two down in Salem, Ma
