Prehistoric fossilized trees, over 225 million years old, are scattered across the breathtaking landscape of Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona.
Prehistoric fossilized trees, over 225 million years old, are scattered across the breathtaking landscape of Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona. Once towering conifers that thrived in a lush river ecosystem during the Late Triassic period, these trees were buried by volcanic ash, allowing minerals like quartz to gradually replace their organic material, turning […]