The petrified wood we carry is collected from private ranches in the area of Holdbrook, Arizona. The entire forest expends over nearly 100k acres with only about 5% being located within the park. No, it is illegal to collect or remove petrified wood from within the National Park. Uniformed personnel have been stationed at high - 30 Petrified Wood. Reference: ĭoes Your Petrified Wood Come From The Petrified Wood National Park? ( purchased from commercial sources ) have been given to visitors as they exited the park. At least nine species of fossil trees from the park have been identified, all extinct as well as other plants including lycopods, ferns, cycads and ginkgoes. In cross-sectional view, it is recognized by its numerous thin veins radiating outward from the central core. FossilEra your source to quality fossil specimens. Its classification in relation to other members of the plant Kingdom is uncertain. 5' Tall, Arizona Petrified Wood Bookends - Red, Yellow & Purple (Item 166075), Petrified Wood Bookends for sale. Schilderia adamanica - One of the rarer woods in the petrified forest. In cross-section view these scars usually appear as white veins radiating outward from the central core of the tree. It is characterized by circular small scars on the outer surface of the tree rounds. Woodworthia arizonica - The second most common species in the petrified forest. All of the rainbow wood is of this species. It is the state fossil of Arizona and is related to the monkey puzzle tree living today. What Species Of Wood Are Found In The Arizona Petrified Forest?Īraucarioxylon arizonicum - 95%+ of the fossilized wood found in the Arizona petrified forest is from Araucarioxylon arizonicum a type of conifer that could grow up to 200 feet tall. These petrified logs became buried under thousands of sediment over time but uplift and erosion eventually re-exposed them at the surface where they are found today. Other minerals such as iron oxides also were deposited along with the silica providing the color. It crystallized within the cellular structure, replacing the organic material. Minerals, including silica dissolved from volcanic ash, absorbed into the porous wood over hundreds and thousands of years. Downed trees that accumulated in river floodplains and channels were periodically buried by floods carrying fine, volcanic ash.īecause of the rapid burial and lack of oxygen the wood did not decay as it would if it was on the surface. The area had a tropical climate and a vast forest grew upon a relatively flat-lying terrain. I accept cash, checks, venmo, or credit cards.The forest originally formed in the Upper Triassic, about 225 million years ago in the Northwest area of the supercontinent Pangaea. Please inquire for a quote on custom engraving. Custom engraving is also offered on certain pieces. You can buy any of these pieces on display or visit my eBay store Petrified Designs. I personally collect, clean, and polish all my own pieces. The pieces from this time period and formation are extremely rare. These pieces have been found on our family’s private Ranch near the Arizona and New Mexico border. 6.6' Tall, Arizona Petrified Wood Bookends - Brick Red 165 16.2' Rainbow Colored, Polished Petrified Wood Round - Arizona 595 21.3' Red/Black Petrified Wood (Araucarioxylon) Round - Arizona 745 7.9' Tall, Arizona Petrified Wood Bookends - Red, Orange & Yellow This is a gorgeous pair of. Many of my pieces are fluorescent under UV light due to the mineral content. The fossils are from the Rio Salado Tongue of the Mancos Shale which is only found in west-central New Mexico. The pieces you see in my collection are 89-91 million years old and of the Early-Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Period. I specialize in Petrified Wood and Fossils from the Moreno Hill Formation in the Zuni Basin of Western New Mexico. I am the founder and owner of Petrified Designs. My name is Diesel McReynolds and I am 11 years old.
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