This fossil wood originated out of the Manning Geological Formation within Brazos County Texas. The formation was active during the Eocene Epoch. There was a wide variety of now extinct animals and plant life during this time period. Nearly 90% of all species suddenly went extinct. Animal big and small, even living in freshwater and saltwater were completely made extinct. Only a giant world wide flood to. This item has been. Cleaned and sanitized, but not altered in any other way. See title for details of this specific item. If you have any other questions, please send me a message. I typically respond very quickly unless waist deep trekking thru 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.