- Petrified Forest
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a large area in the US state of Arizona where ancient trees have turned into stone. It has been a national park since 1962 and includes part of the Painted Desert.
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Universalium. 2010.
Petrified Forest
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Petrified Forest — may refer to:*Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia *Petrified Forest (California) in Sonoma County, California on the list of California Historical Landmarks *Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona,… … Wikipedia
Petrified Forest — Petrified For|est the Petrified Forest a large ↑national park in eastern Arizona, US, where the rock surfaces show ↑fossils (=ancient plants and trees that have been preserved in rock) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Petrified Forest — Parc national de Petrified Forest Petrified Forest Nom Parc national Emplacement Ar … Wikipédia en Français
Petrified Forest — Polierte Baumscheibe eines versteinerten Baums aus Arizona. Nach der Vergrößerung des Bildes werden offen gelegte Gänge und Höhlen von Lebewesen sichtbar, die vor etwa 230 Millionen Jahren während der späten Trias in der Mitte dieses Baums gelebt … Deutsch Wikipedia
Petrified-Forest-Nationalpark — Verkieseltes Holz … Deutsch Wikipedia
Petrified Forest National Park — Petrified Forest Nationalpark Verkieseltes Holz … Deutsch Wikipedia
Petrified Forest National Park — [ petrɪfaɪd fɔrɪst næʃnl pɑːk], Nationalpark in Arizona, USA, im Osten der wüstenhaften Painted Desert, 379 km2; aufgebaut v. a. aus Sandsteinen der Trias, die stark erodiert sind; eingelagert sind verkieselte Baumstämme u. a. Gewächse. Ruinen… … Universal-Lexikon
Petrified Forest, the — an area in the Painted Desert in Arizona, U.S., in which there are trees so old that they have changed into stone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petrified forest — forest in which the tree trunks have turned to stone as a result of heavily mineral laden water … English contemporary dictionary
Petrified Forest National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Petrified Forest National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 65 locator y = 107 location = Apache County Navajo County, Arizona, USA nearest city = Holbrook lat degrees = 35 lat minutes = 03 lat seconds … Wikipedia
Petrified Forest National Park — Parc national de Petrified Forest Petrified Forest Nom Parc national Emplacement Ar … Wikipédia en Français
