Specimen #1568
Name: Petrified Palm Wood
Type: Petrified Wood
Locality: Louisiana, USA
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
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Acquired: 2009-08-07
Source: Low Country Geologic
Label: Y
Comment: The palm wood is from Louisiana. It is of the Palmoxylon genus, but we're not sure of the species. There are three species of Palmoxylon found in Louisiana. We do know it is from the Catahoula Formation, which is of the Oligocene Age, approximately 27 million years ago.
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