Peanut Wood Fossil Pendant - SOLD 1.27" eocene spherical shape quite rare

spherical shape quite rare

54" phytosaur fossil scute uncovered from the Redonda formation in New Mexico

I decided to climb the cliff below the castle where nothing could reach me

Some have been cleaned while others still have the patina of many years on their surface

"Gemstones"

Peanut Wood Fossil Pendant - SOLD 1.27" eocene spherical shape quite rarePeanut wood is a special type of fossilized wood which contains several silica "peanuts" within the material. These features were created when shipworms ate holes in prehistoric driftwood. Then, mud filled with tiny protozoa with silica skeletons filled these holes, eventually fossilizing into unique patterns within the wood. This material is known from the Windalia Radiolarite Formation in western Australia and dates back over 112,000,000 years to