Imagine walking through a forest where the trees are not made of wood but stone—ancient, fossilized remnants of a world that ...

The gang unravels the mystery of petrified wood./The pals go shopping for a new clubhouse.

Petrified wood is an incredible naturally occurring phenomenon that can be found all over the world, including in the United States. But if you're not familiar with the ancient work of natural art, it ...

A rare Triassic fossil site reveals North America's oldest known pterosaur, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, in what was once a ...

Beyond the fossilized wood, the Petrified Forest National Park is filled with badlands, a type of desert terrain; ancient petroglyphs, wildlife, mesas, and buttes.

Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

George and Jennifer Quist, on behalf of the Quist Family, have decided to donate this large piece of petrified wood to the Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum in Florissant.

A team of researchers led by the Smithsonian has discovered the oldest known pterosaur fossil in North America. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs and were the first ...

Petrified wood is found in many locations on all seven continents; so, why has no one used petrified wood for tree-ring science?

Every year, millions of tourists flock to Arizona's most famous national park: The Grand Canyon. Yet travel experts claim there is a lesser-known, park in the copper state that could be even better.