Indonesian Petrified Wood Age

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Indonesian petrified wood age.

Petrified fern log slices from brazil originating from the tietea singularis fern that flourished in the permian age 180 205 million years ago. Petrified wood indonesia indonesia has the largest deposit of petrified wood in the world larger than brazil arizona or even china. Indonesian petrified wood is from ancient teak hardwood trees. By dating the age of other known organisms fossilised within the same layer.

Very little study of these ancient forests has been done. Indonesia petrified wood covers several area in banten and also in some part of mount halimun salak national park. Petrified woods across indonesia have been forming for many million years and can be found in many rock formations from the far west in sumatra to the far east in timor and irian jaya. Karya bersama a local private company located in bogor west java indonesia.

New species of fossil. Petrified wood has also been discovered in dholavira in kutch gujarat dating back to 187 176 million years. In order to accurately date petrified wood using this method one must have a good knowledge of the geology of the area in which the fossils are found. Israel several examples of petrified wood occur in the hamakhtesh hagadol in the negev desert.