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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

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Fossilized Tree Trunks: Preservation in Continental and Marine Ancient Outcrops of Baja California

Fossilized Tree Trunks: Preservation in Continental and Marine Ancient Outcrops of Baja California

While working on the exceptional, but remote outcrops of Baja California, I have encountered an extraordinary quantity of fossilized tree fragments from the Cretaceous. These fossils were preserved in both subaerial, fluvial, and marine environments. Does this mean that preservation of tree trunks is easy? How can wood be preserved for more than 70 million years? What kind of information can we ob ...[Read More]