Large trunk of petrified wood

Cretaceous tree trunk

Nice colour and texture of trunk

Petrified Wood UK

Product description

This is a most unusual piece of petrified tree trunk, dating from the Cretaceous, 144m to 65m years old. It was discovered at Honover Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.
 
Hanover Point provides fossil wood, although normally fragmentary material, Dinosaur footprints, and, though scarcer,  dinosaur bones. It is a well known area for collectors. In the Cretaceous this area would have been a floodplain and is one of the most productive areas in Europe for Dinosaur remains. It had a monsoonal climate with long dry summers and flash floods. The floodplain drained to the South, and often preserved channels can be found with logjams and bones.
 
It is a very unusual and large piece, with the added benefit of coming from a UK location.
It was broken through the trunk, and has been restored to its original form.
 
A great talking piece for home or office installation.
 
Size:    45cms long x 20cms in diameter