Item Number
1267
Type
image
Description
Woodworthia
Size
21x21
Age
Triassic
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
Arizona
Date Acquired
1983
Source
Giles
Gallery/Room\Floor
Petrified Wood Gallery
Notes
Woodworthia was a tropical tree species related to the araucaria found in Arizona which was much different place in the Triassic than we know it today with huge forests mostly tropical in nature. The Woodworthia petrified trees from this area are characterized by their pink color (caused by hematite, iron) and the green veining in the interior caused by chromium.
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Description
Woodworthia was a tropical tree species related to the araucaria found in Arizona which was much different place in the Triassic than we know it today with huge forests mostly tropical in nature. The Woodworthia petrified trees from this area are characterized by their pink color (caused by hematite, iron) and the green veining in the interior caused by chromium. 18x17
Keywords
Woodworthia Woodworthia was a tropical tree species related to the araucaria found in Arizona which was much different place in the Triassic than we know it today with huge forests mostly tropical in nature. The Woodworthia petrified trees from this area are characterized by their pink color (caused by hematite, iron) and the green veining in the interior caused by chromium. 1983 Triassic Small Slab
Keywords
Woodworthia Woodworthia was a tropical tree species related to the araucaria found in Arizona which was much different place in the Triassic than we know it today with huge forests mostly tropical in nature. The Woodworthia petrified trees from this area are characterized by their pink color (caused by hematite, iron) and the green veining in the interior caused by chromium. 1983 Triassic Small Slab