Item Number
1986
Type
image
Description
Juniper
Size
7 X 1 1/2
Age
Cretaceous
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Gardiner Hall
Original Site
Kerr County, Texas
Date Acquired
2015
Source
JNE Lapidary, Inc
Gallery/Room\Floor
Hallway
Notes
Teredo wood with shipworm borings 102-100 mya from Edwards Formation. This is a polished slab of fossil Teredo Wood collected from Texas. Teredo petrified wood is unique because of the "worming" of the original wood by the prehistoric teredo - a worm-shaped, marine mollusk related to modern clams, mussels, and oysters. This petrified wood comes out of Texas and is from an extinct Juniper. The teredo burrows have been lined with druzy quartz, giving the petrified wood an extra appealing look.
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Description
Teredo wood with shipworm borings 102-100 mya from Edwards Formation. This is a polished slab of fossil Teredo Wood collected from Texas. Teredo petrified wood is unique because of the "worming" of the original wood by the prehistoric teredo - a worm-shaped, marine mollusk related to modern clams, mussels, and oysters. This petrified wood comes out of Texas and is from an extinct Juniper. The teredo burrows have been lined with druzy quartz, giving the petrified wood an extra appealing look. 8.25
Keywords
Juniper Teredo wood with shipworm borings 102-100 mya from Edwards Formation. This is a polished slab of fossil Teredo Wood collected from Texas. Teredo petrified wood is unique because of the "worming" of the original wood by the prehistoric teredo - a worm-shaped, marine mollusk related to modern clams, mussels, and oysters. This petrified wood comes out of Texas and is from an extinct Juniper. The teredo burrows have been lined with druzy quartz, giving the petrified wood an extra appealing look. 2015 Cretaceous Small Slab
Keywords
Juniper Teredo wood with shipworm borings 102-100 mya from Edwards Formation. This is a polished slab of fossil Teredo Wood collected from Texas. Teredo petrified wood is unique because of the "worming" of the original wood by the prehistoric teredo - a worm-shaped, marine mollusk related to modern clams, mussels, and oysters. This petrified wood comes out of Texas and is from an extinct Juniper. The teredo burrows have been lined with druzy quartz, giving the petrified wood an extra appealing look. 2015 Cretaceous Small Slab