Specimen Name: Tracheophyta sp.
Common Name: Petrified wood
Specimen Code: 12TRACH00001-03
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (September 2010)
Locale: Sandhills State Park, Patrick, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Middendorf Formation
Geologic Time Period: Cretaceous Period
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Plantae – Streptobionta – Embryophyta – Tracheophyta
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 01: A roughly square piece of petrified bark with dark brown colouring and a distinct ‘cellular’ pattern
- Specimen 02: A dark brown, smooth, rectangular piece of petrified bark with embedded rock on the underside
- Specimen 03: A dark, reddish brown piece of petrified bark with a channel in the centre and rock on the underside
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 01: 30mm x 30mm x 5mm
- Specimen 02: 34mm x 20mm x 10mm
- Specimen 03: 28mm x 24mm x 11mm
The Fossil Ark 