The
fossil tree trunk displayed at the Ooty Botanical Garden, is from 20 million
year old rocks. The trees carried by rivers and deposited in inland lakes were transformed
with replacement of the woody matter by silica give rise to fossil tree
trunks. The fossil tree was presented by the
Geological Survey of India, from the National Fossil Park in Tiruvakkarai, Villupuram
district of Tamil Nadu.
13 comments:
like what we call petrified wood. neat!
A great antique.. and must appreciate its supreme beauty :)
So many stories to tell...
Interesting information.
Interesting piece of information !
'Kallagiya maram, karkalagi kondirukkum manidhargal' :P
Destination Infinity
Imagine how many things this tree has seen in its life...what an amazing thought.
This is a neat picture. It reminds me of our visit to the Petrified Forest out west in this country.
Hi There, This reminded me of our trip to visit the Petrified Forest in Arizona.... amazing!
Check it out (cut and paste): http://betsyfromtennessee.blogspot.com/2011/08/petrified-forest-national-park-arizona.html
Hugs,
Betsy
Nature's wonder.Unbelievable that a tree turning to be stone.
I love old trees and saw many ancient pine trees on the mountains in China. They are still alive and growing after braving the 4 seasons each year for a few hundred years! If you are interested, you can see my old posts of Huashan Mountains in Xian.
Memories of home :D
nice shot.
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