Bill Parker / NPS Among the fossils found at the park is this tooth of a Kraterokheirodon. John Burcham The area that is now Petrified Forest National Park was once forests and rivers and teemed ...

Scientists have identified several hundred species of fossil plants and animals in Petrified Forest ... area was designated a national monument in 1906 and a national park more than a half ...

Finally, buried amidst decades-old records, he found a trove of files that revealed key insights into the fate of South Dakota’s mysterious Fossil Cycad National Monument. Santucci had been hired by ...

Locked within the stones and fossils of Petrified Forest National Park lies a record of life, death, and resilience during one of Earth's most extreme periods of environmental change.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Petrified Forests of Yellowstone Park ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 210 No. 4 (April 1964), p. 106 doi:10.1038 ...

Despite a guard force of seven National Park Service rangers, and fences, warning signs and the threat of a $275 fine, about 12 to 14 tons of the fossil wood disappears from the Petrified Forest ...

A forgotten stretch of Route 66 runs through the stunning landscapes of Petrified Forest National Park. From ancient fossils to vintage road history, this is where time stands still. Join us for a ...

The park also features fossils from huge 18-foot crocodile-like creatures ... Beverly Read more about 4,265 Acres Purchased in Petrified Forest National Park Press Release 4,265 Acres Purchased in ...

Petrified Forest National Park contains thousands of acres of preserved wilderness, hundreds of pre-European Amerindian ...