Difference Between fossilized And petrified. . . and Other Stuff . . . This is heavier and (usually) tougher than weathered bone For it to become truly "petrified", the bone's original minerals would slowly be replaced (often cell-by-cell) with inorganic minerals from the environment This is the short version; there are many circumstances where the lines get blurry
Petrified Egg? - Rocks Minerals - The Fossil Forum They are basically petrified mud balls formed in a volcanic environment often filled with chalcedony and agate They are also known as "lithophysa" Edited November 21, 2024 by opalbug
Petrified reptile iguana head - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum PROOF of instant petrification REPTILE (iguana) HEAD FOUND petrified AND SO WELL PRESERVED THAT THE ENTIRE EYE INCLUDING THE CURVATURE OF THE LENS AND THE SURROUNDING PARTS OF THE EYE are still perfectly intact I’ve seen a lot of posts where people are asking other people whether their find is s
Are these petrified pinecone I found? - The Fossil Forum Stigmaria seems a bit unlikely to me, given the age of the strata around Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (mostly Cenozoic) I am unsure about this specimen (the photographs are quite difficult to interpret), but fossil pine cones are known from Washington state
Petrified wood - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum I have some land about 10 miles east of Corsicana, Texas and I find a lot small piece's of regular petrified wood but I have dug up things that are petrified differently It's seems like a softer stone and it's a total replicate of what it was Any ideas how they formed or what they may be?
Petrified Wood from my Collection - The Fossil Forum 1 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 x6x 38 inches The close-up pictures of the below piece show the wood cell structure, botryoidal agate and algae
Fossilized fungus on petrified wood? - The Fossil Forum I can add more pictures of other sides I traced all the petrified wood to a bottom layer just above the clay layer which is on top of the bedrock layer The last two pictures are of a separate piece (front and back) found further downstream about 1 2 a mile It was in a sunken mud pit
Petrified Wood Complete With Bark - The Fossil 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 broader area, well known for its petrified wood, is often referred to as "Sweet Home", or the Sweet Home Petrified Forest
Need Help, is This a Petrified Mushroom - The Fossil Forum Good evening to everyone, I am really very new to fossils and petrified items so I am at a loss as to what I may have and I need your help My grandfather left me this piece when he passed away a few months ago and it was marked "Petrified Mushroom" I have included some photos for your review and if you have any questions please let me know