Petrified Pine Cone (Araucaria Mirabilis) - Patagonia, Argentina
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:55834881 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Argentina |
Half Petrified PINE CONE ARAUCARIA MIRABILIS. Pine cone size : 2 2/8" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" longThe specimen is mirror polishing.Silicification has preserved the tiniest details of the soft tissues of both the cone, thus making it possible for the microscopic examination important to science, but also producing an object of rare natural beauty. Jurassic Petrified pine cone 165 million years old, from Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia region, Argentina.Araucaria mirabilis is an&...nbsp;extintct species of coniferous from Paragonia, Argentina . It belongs to the section Bunya (the only living species of which is Araucaria bidwillii from Australia) of the genus Araucaria.Araucaria. mirabilis are known from a very well preserved silicified wood and cones from the Cerro cuadrado, Petrified Forest, located in the Bella Vista ranch in Santa Cruz Province, (Patagonia region) Argentina.The site was buried by a volcanic eruption during the Middle Jurassic, approximately 165 millon years ago.This pine cones are some of the best well preserve fossils in the world.The specimen shows the seeds all around the edge and the fibrous tissues practically intact due to a very slow and stabled silicified process.ANY international purchaseof more than $250.00 will get FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.After you made the purchasewe will send you the final invoice with FREE SHIPPING CHARGES.
