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Petrified Forest in Namibia

Submitted by paulcall on Saturday, 13 January 2007  Page Views: 12539

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Petrified Forest in Namibia
Petrified Forest in Namibia submitted by paulcall : Some more of the petrified tree trunks and a welwitschia plant in the foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Situated 42 km west of Khorixas in north-west Namibia, lies a small area containing over 50 fossilised tree trunks over 250 million years old. They are thought to have been deposited into a silica rich environment at the site by flood water from areas further north, and were excluded from contact with oxygen which prevented decay.

Within the area can be seen the 'living fossil' plant Welwitschia mirabilis, some of which are 2000 years old, and can grow to 8m across.

The area is a Namibian National Monument, and unsurprisingly it is illegal to remove even tiny amounts of the fossilised trees.

Editor's note: We don't usually post items older than Neanderthal as we have to draw the line somewhere. However as Paul has sent such good photos we'll make an exception this time as it would be a shame to waste them.
Contributor Bio for paulcall: Based in Honiton, Devon, contributing since 2006. Favourite site: Anything Scillonian. Occupation: retired medic.

Petrified Forest in Namibia
Petrified Forest in Namibia submitted by paulcall : Not all the trees are on the surface and fragmented. Here is one partially buried, together with two small Welwitschia plants. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Petrified Forest in Namibia submitted by paulcall : Another view of the site (Vote or comment on this photo)

Petrified Forest in Namibia
Petrified Forest in Namibia submitted by paulcall : This shows some of the fragmented fossilised trees and a view of the now dessicated scrubland. The area in which the trees are found is only 800 by 300 metres in size. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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