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Lesvos Petrified Forest. The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece.. The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesbos Island. [1]
This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there.
A fossil from the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest. A large petrified forest thought to date to the Paleocene at around 55 million years old is located on and around the grounds of Cherokee Ranch in Douglas County, Colorado. These Denver Basin fossils include plants similar to the modern laurel tree family. At least 40 large petrified logs have ...
A "groundbreaking" fossil has been discovered in part of south Devon, council bosses say. Torbay Council said the fossils of trees, known as lycopsids and believed to be about 377 million years ...
Laurel forests are characterized by evergreen and hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 m (130 ft) in height. Laurel forest, laurisilva, and laurissilva all refer to plant communities that resemble the bay laurel.
The Petrified forest, located 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the Namibian town of Khorixas, on the C39 road, is a deposit of large tree trunks that have "turned to stone" through a process of diagenesis. There are at least two large tree trunks, each 45 metres (148 ft) long, exposed to view. Several hundred others are located in the vicinity. [1]
Joshua trees at Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM. The national monument is located in the Upper Las Vegas Wash and protects part of the Tule Springs. [2] The wash area also includes several patches of the rare Las Vegas bear poppy. The land was designated after a local campaign to permanently protect the landscape as a national monument. [3] [4] [5]
Officials of the GSI believe the fossils were formed during massive flooding that occurred millions of years ago. [8] The park hosts about 200 fossilized trees. They range in size from 3 to 15 metres (9.8 to 49.2 ft) meters in length, some of which are up to 5 meters in width. [1] They are strewn and partially buried in the park grounds. [6]