23-66 Million Year Old Paleogene MISSISSIPPI PETRIFIED WOOD! This large 11.25″x6″x4 piece is also very nearly shaped like Mississippi, it’s home state! It has resided in a garden in Jackson for many years, so one side still needs to be cleaned. See my other listings for more great vintage mineral specimens, sportscards, unopened boxes, comics, […]
10 Piece Lot Of Mississippi River Bed Petrified Wood. Photos show both sides of each piece along with a tape measure beside them for approximate size. Not interested in breaking up the pot. See photos for more info.
Estimated to form 36 million years ago when fir and maple logs washed down an ancient river channel in Mississippi Delta to the current site where they later became petrified. The movement of tectonic plates caused massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which emerged and submerged Mississippi in ocean water multiple times over millions of years. […]