Triassic Petrified Wood P-APW-17-002 Fossil Insect (crane fly)

(crane fly)

Its calyx and sepals are clearly visible

Sweetwater County

and it has some red iridescent on the living chamber

Marlstone and volcanic tuff are interstratified with oil shale

Triassic Petrified Wood P-APW-17-002 Fossil Insect (crane fly)Araucarioxylon arizonicum Chinle Formation (Late Triassic) Petrified Forest Member Navajo County, Arizona This specimen is a colorful and well preserved polished slab of the petrified wood cf. Araucarioxylon. The slab is 23. 5 by 18. 5 inches and has excellent preserved detail. The slab is 1 4 inch thick and is backed by 1 2 plywood. Araucarioxylon arizonicum is an extinct species of conifer that is the state fossil of Arizona. The species is known