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The Petralona Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Πετραλώνων) a karst formation, is located at 300 m (984 ft) above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 1 km (0.62 mi) east of the village of Petralona, about 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece.
Jasper Forest: This is a 2.5-mile round-trip hike where you will see substantial petrified logs and rock formations. Both hikes are off the beaten path and visitors should consult the maps at ...
Tree remains that have undergone petrifaction, as seen in Petrified Forest National Park. In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals.
Owl Rock [34] Petrified Forest [34] Sonsela [34] Common in the Owl Rock and Petrified Forest Members. [34] A large, wide-bodied typothoracine aetosaur abundant throughout the Chinle Formation. Almost all of the known Chinlean Typothorax fossils are isolated whole or fragmentary osteoderms. [34] Tecovasuchus [20] T. chatterjeei: Arizona; Blue ...
Petrified wood (from Ancient Greek πέτρα meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone'), is the name given to a special type of fossilized wood, the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation.
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The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and contains in excess of 650 petroglyphs, believed to have been created 1000–1500 CE. [ citation needed ] This Apache County site near Adamana, Arizona was listed on the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1976.
A high school student made an incredible discovery in her own backyard: A 34-million-year-old whale skull. ... they realized it was the skull of a prehistoric whale, about four to five feet long. ...