This type of fossilized oak wood is only found in a small area of Montgomery County Texas from the Beaumont Geological Formation (Sands). The Beaumont Formation was formed during the Pleistocene Era (Ice Age). An extremely rare type of petrified wood, not even believed to exist until only recently since full round logs were discovered. This fossil wood and geological layer is thousands of years old, not billions and millions. This specific fossil wood originates out of a single distinctive clay layer only found in Montgomery County TX. This clay looks glacial in origin (just a visual observation at this point). It is my understanding that glaciers did not reach this far south during the Ice Age. I suspect a single massive flood swept down to the Gulf Coast depositing the sediment over a once living ancient oak forrest. The forrest was covered quickly as many pieces are already heavily rotted, buggy, even terrestrial termite trails have been found petrified in the fossil wood. If you have any other questions, please send me a message. I typically respond very quickly unless out exploring some forgotten part of Texas. Subscribe and watch my auctions for fossils, relics, petrified wood, or who knows what else waiting to be discovered. Typically posting every week. The item “RARE Texas Petrified Oak Wood Detailed Rotted Log Montgomery Co Natural Fossil” is in sale since Tuesday, October 26, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Fossils\Vegetation\Petrified Wood”. The seller is “iseektoexplore-8″ and is located in Dallas, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.
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