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Petrified Wood Cross-Section
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre2022
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Morden, Canada
This is a cross-section of a petrified bald cypress. Although southern Manitoba was covered in sea in the Late Cretaceous, driftwood often washed into the sea from its shores.
Details
- Title: Petrified Wood Cross-Section
- Creator: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
- Date Created: 2022
- Location: Canada/Manitoba/Manitoba Escarpment/Griffen, 2
- Physical Dimensions: 33cm x 80cm (longest section)
- External Link: Safe at Home MB Interactive Collections Management System
- Taxonomy: Plantae/Pinophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Taxodium distichum
- Geology: Pierre Shale/Pembina Member
- Geologic Period: Late Cretaceous (80-83 mya)
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