Difference Between "fossilized" And "petrified"...and Other Stuff ...
Sep 23, 2012 · Generally speaking there isn't really a distinction between petrified and fossilized. Petrification is sort of a Victorian-era garbage can word for fossilization.
Petrified Wood found in Florida? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
Feb 5, 2026 · Sometimes the siliceous replacement in petrified wood can obscure/eliminate any organic layering. Seeing it in the Tampa Bay Area in a man-made built out area with high truck traffic I feel its …
Blue Forest petrified wood - The Fossil Forum
Nov 27, 2023 · Petrified Wood, botryoidal agate, golden calcite, insect borings, ostracods, Eocene 50 MYA, Green River Fm, Blue Forest along Lake Gosiute, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (1.2 lbs 8.25 …
Petrified Wood from my Collection - The Fossil Forum
May 29, 2022 · Below are some of the slabs/slices/limb casts of petrified wood from my collection. I'll post more pieces in latter replies. I especially like very colorful pieces and unusual pieces like Teredo …
Amber in petrified wood? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
Oct 7, 2024 · Allegedly only seven pieces have been found, but I found a piece of petrified wood that had amber running down the top of it; and around it are scattered drops of it. I know it’s amber, but …
Colorado sites? petrified wood and/or fossils? - The Fossil Forum
Aug 23, 2017 · I know its short notice but any locals have any suggestions or hot spots for some petrified wood or some fossils? I am already planning a trip to Florissant for the pay dig shale …
Petrified Wood Complete With Bark - The Fossil Forum
Oct 8, 2015 · Hello Forum, Recently, I acquired the petrified wood specimen (probably maple, Acer sp.) below at a local mineral show. It comes from the Holleywood Ranch in Linn County, Oregon. The …
Blue Forest Petrified Wood Trip and Questions - The Fossil Forum
Dec 15, 2017 · As I recall the Blue Forest wood had interesting preservation that entailed a layer of algae that encased the pieces as well as silica-laded Eocene age volcanic ask that entombed and …
bone or petrified wood? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
Jan 10, 2022 · Greetings from Central Florida, friends. I found this piece today and I assumed it was bone because I find so many smaller, similar looking pieces of bone at this spot. On closer …
Petrified Wood and Metamorphic Material from NW NC and southern …
Jan 7, 2022 · The age of rocks in Watauga County, NC predate any type of tree. As I understand it, petrified wood comes from sediments in a lake, river, or stream after a log submerges and it is …