fossil tree ID

[Tanit]

Can anyone tell me the name of the tree ?

Diameter: 3 cm

Edited November 12, 2015 by Tanit

[Tanit]

More photos

[Raggedy Man]

Location and age of this specimen will greatly increase your chances for a positive identification.It is beautiful though.

Best regards,

Paul

Edited November 12, 2015 by Raggedy Man

[jpc]

Fossil branches often need to be looked at microscopically to identify them. In any case... This one is indeed a piece of petrified wood.

[Troodon]

Nice piece of petrified wood

[sseth]

That is a beautiful piece of wood.

[ZiggieCie]

Very nice.

[Samwise]

Awesome looking specimen, agree that a microscope would be handy

[paleoflor]

Pretty specimen, with the polished face right at a side-branch. Can you make higher magnification images of the wood anatomy (polished surface)?

Edited November 13, 2015 by paleoflor

[Auspex]

Is this beautiful specimen from Madagascar? They are known for their Triassic Auraucania.

[Tanit]

Is this beautiful specimen from Madagascar? They are known for their Triassic Auraucania.

Yes I do. Most of my collection comes from Madagascar .

[Tanit]

Pretty specimen, with the polished face right at a side-branch. Can you make higher magnification images of the wood anatomy (polished surface)?

[Herb]

nice piece

[paleoflor]

If this specimen comes from Madagascar, you can, like Auspex said, be pretty sure it is Triassic in age. The epithet Araucarioxylon is topic of active discussion, though, and may be less applicable. For identification, you'd really need micrographs, especially for softwoods...

[Tanit]

Thank you paleoflor