Jdeutsch Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 There are several common types of fossil wood in the Big Sandy region of Wyoming- From what I can tell, much of it is palm- but there seems to be distinct changes from location to location. For instance, my avatar is a piece of Blue Forest wood which is supposed to be palm. 50 miles away, there are fields of a red patterned wood (see image)-that looks quite different (Near the Farson fish beds). Are these different species, different geological ages or just different conditions of preservation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 ...Are these different species, different geological ages or just different conditions of preservation? I think it likely that they may be all three; the Blue Forest material grew in an ecologically distinct environment (a warm, shallow, salty, algae-choked bayou), which also contributed to its unique preservation. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah, I think different species and different conditions of preservation, but they are all essentially the same poart of the Eocene, sopretty much the same geological age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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