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Petrified Forest National Park

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noun

  1. a national park in E Arizona: buried tree trunks turned to stone by the action of mineral-laden water. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km).


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The Painted Desert portion of Petrified Forest National Park includes broad vistas and richly varied mineral colors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Professor Sidor was part of the excavation team that uncovered 950 fossils of Sonselasuchus in 2014 at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The site of this discovery is a fossil bed in a desert landscape of ancient rock in the Petrified Forest National Park.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

The fossil was not the first Triassic period discovery Mr. Kligman had made at Petrified Forest National Park.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023

The result is petrified wood, the finest examples of which can be found in our Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

From Let's Collect Rocks and Shells by Shell Union Oil Corporation

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