Ancient Giant Trees Found Petrified In Thailand Fossil trees that approached the heights of today’s tallest redwoods have been found in northern Thailand. The longest petrified log measures 72.2 meters (237 feet), which suggest the original tree towered to more than 100 meters (330 feet) in a wet tropical forest some 800,000 years ago. The trees appear to have been … [Read more...] about 800,000-Year-Old Fossilized Trees as Tall as Redwoods Found in Thailand
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FOSSILIZED WOOD
What is fossilized wood? Fossilized wood is often part of a tree trunk preserved in a fossilized form. There are 3 types of fossilized wood: petrified wood, mummified wood, and submerged forests. What is petrified wood? Petrified wood is a fossil in which the original organic materials (primarily wood and bark) have been substituted minerals in a slow process called … [Read more...] about FOSSILIZED WOOD