Item Number
1215
Type
image
Description
Woodworthia
Size
7.5
Age
Jurassic
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Storage
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
Arizona
Date Acquired
1972
Source
Berner
Gallery/Room\Floor
Storage Room
Notes
Notes from D. Scott Singleton, Houston, Tx: Family: Araucaria (close relation to Araucarioxylon) near Adamana, Arizona (Petrified National Forest) Formation: Black Forest Bed, Petrified Forest Member, Chinle Fm., upper Triassic age. Age: ~205 million years Distinguishing Characteristics: Trunk exterior contains abundant small branch scars, known as "short shoots". This feature separates Woodworthia from Araucarioxylon. Environment of Deposition: The Chinle Formation was deposited in a l.
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Notes from D. Scott Singleton, Houston, Tx: Family: Araucaria (close relation to Araucarioxylon) near Adamana, Arizona (Petrified National Forest) Formation: Black Forest Bed, Petrified Forest Member, Chinle Fm., upper Triassic age. Age: ~205 million years Distinguishing Characteristics: Trunk exterior contains abundant small branch scars, known as "short shoots". This feature separates Woodworthia from Araucarioxylon. Environment of Deposition: The Chinle Formation was deposited in a l. 13x10
Keywords
Woodworthia Notes from D. Scott Singleton, Houston, Tx: Family: Araucaria (close relation to Araucarioxylon) near Adamana, Arizona (Petrified National Forest) Formation: Black Forest Bed, Petrified Forest Member, Chinle Fm., upper Triassic age. Age: ~205 million years Distinguishing Characteristics: Trunk exterior contains abundant small branch scars, known as "short shoots". This feature separates Woodworthia from Araucarioxylon. Environment of Deposition: The Chinle Formation was deposited in a l. 1972 Jurassic Small Slab
Keywords
Woodworthia Notes from D. Scott Singleton, Houston, Tx: Family: Araucaria (close relation to Araucarioxylon) near Adamana, Arizona (Petrified National Forest) Formation: Black Forest Bed, Petrified Forest Member, Chinle Fm., upper Triassic age. Age: ~205 million years Distinguishing Characteristics: Trunk exterior contains abundant small branch scars, known as "short shoots". This feature separates Woodworthia from Araucarioxylon. Environment of Deposition: The Chinle Formation was deposited in a l. 1972 Jurassic Small Slab