Petrified Wood From Last Chance Canyon, California
Petrified Wood From Last Chance Canyon
Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, California
| This is the reverse side
of the specimen seen in the previous image. It is a chunk of
petrified Black Locust wood, Robinia alexanderi, from
the late Miocene Dove Spring Formation of the Ricardo Group,
collected in Last Chance Canyon long before that area was assimilated
by the expanded borders of Red Rock Canyon State Park just a
few years ago; today, Last Chance Canyon lies within the boundaries
of Red Rock Canyon State Park--fossil collecting there is obviously
forbidden, except by special permit from the state park system,
a permit issued solely to qualified, trained scientists with
a degree from an accredited university whose research can be
verified by independent investigators. The specimen is 103mm
across, in actual dimension. |
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