Virtual Collection: Permineralized and Petrified Wood

This virtual collection was last curated by Elizabeth Hermsen and Jonathan Hendricks on August 16, 2019. Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

Examples


Fossil specimen of permineralized or petrified wood from the Cretaceous of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Note the growth rings in transverse section. The knot is the site of a branch. Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 9 cm.


Individuals of the trace fossil Teredolites, which are borings made in fossil wood (PRI 61842); specimen is from the Paleocene Lopez de Bertodano Fm. of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Fossil is part of the research collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of rock is approximately 16.5 cm.