Eocene Petrified Hardwood | Eden Valley, WY stone " The colors and designs

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Unidentified bird species

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Often mistaken for a dinosaur or contemporary of dinosaurs in popular culture

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Eocene Petrified Hardwood | Eden Valley, WY stone " The colors and designsThis Rare Petrified wood was collected on private land near Eden Valley in Wyoming. Eocene, epoch. Dimensions: approx 2. 5" x 4. 75" specimen Petrified Wood formed when the original trees and branches were rapidly buried under sediment and were initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen some 50 million years ago. Petrifaction occurs when water that contains inorganic minerals, such as calcium carbon ate or silica, passes slowly through the organic