New Zealand Plants

DSC_2082 Petrified forest. The petrified log of an ancient tree from the Jurrasic period (180mya), and closely related to Agathis and Araucaria, lies partially embedded in volcanic mudstone, on the shore platform at Curio Bay on the Waikawa Coast.

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DSC_2082 Petrified forest. The petrified log of an ancient tree from the Jurrasic period (180mya), and closely related to Agathis and Araucaria, lies partially embedded in volcanic mudstone, on the shore platform at Curio Bay on the Waikawa Coast.

Curio Bay DSC 2082 Petrified wood forest Agathis Araucaria tree trunk fossil Jurrasic era fallen logs embedded mudstone shore platform Curio Bay Waikawa Coast dusk