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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Petrified conifer wood

Mark Wilson May 29, 2015 12:18 am

This is one of the most beautiful fossils in Wooster’s teaching collections. It is a polished section of petrified wood. It has vibrant colors and exquisite detail, as you’re about to see. Unfortunately any label that accompanied this specimen disappeared … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Birch wood with beetle borings (Oligocene of Oregon)

Mark Wilson November 4, 2012 1:31 am

We may be at the Geological Society of America annual meeting today, but that doesn’t stop Fossil of the Week! This week’s fossil is a beautifully-detailed piece of petrified birch wood (Betula) with tree rings and insect borings throughout. It … Continue reading →

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