Petrified Wood Paleosmunda Polished Rock 2.5 inch Australia Fossil #O4

Description

Paleosmunda Petrified Wood Polished Piece
This gorgeous Petrified Wood polished piece is 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches and 1.25 inches thick.
It does not stand on its own, but sits at a nice slant. As is common with this material it does have natural surface pits and fractures.
Lovely and very rare Paleosmunda is a primitive member of the Osmundoidae from the Permian Period (approximately 290 million years old) found in Central Queensland, Australia. It is a fern, species:
Paleosmunda williansoni
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From the Paleozoic Era, this gemstone is the fossilized stone of Osmunda fern leaves and stems. The stone formed when a fern died and was buried by sediments. Minerals in the groundwater then permeated the fern, replacing the original organic matter and turning it to stone.
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