Petrified Forest
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Since starting fieldwork at Petrified Forest in 2014, we have collected over 3,000 fossils from the Sonselasuchus bonebed, and it doesn't seem to show any signs of petering out," Professor Sidor states.
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
Our three-hour drive through New Mexico was simultaneously brief and exhausting, so by the time we got to Petrified Forest National Park we were feeling a bit restless.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
Back on I-90, at Exit 136 about halfway through the trip, the curious might pull over to visit the Gingko Petrified Forest to view Washington’s official gem, petrified wood.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021
The Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest, the National Old Trails they explore,—but not the high, wind-swept mesas of Nevada's barren land.
From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.
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