Finding a large Petrified Wood Stump in the woods

I was fortunate to stumble upon this large piece of fossilized stump of petrified wood today. This piece of petrified wood was just as it grew. The growth rings were about a quarter of an inch between years of growth. This seemed to look like an old cypress that you would see in the swamps of South Eastern United States. From what the experts say, this part of Montana was once an inland sea. I suppose it was quite different than present-day Powder River County, Montana. I have found many pieces of wood over the years, but this one stuck out like a sore thumb on in the flat cow country. I could see the Big Horn Mountains to the southwest still capped with snow. What a treat to be able to see this fossil just as it once lived. I can only imagine what the past could have been. #fossils #rockhounding #petrifiedwood.

[@PetrifiedPooh]

Holy moly that things beautiful

[@RockerranShow]

Thanks for stopping by, I was impressed by the large growth rings.

[@lunagoddess1972]

That's awesome!

[@RockerranShow]

It was a fun day out in the woods

[@diggingappalachia954]

Pretty crazy

[@RockerranShow]

It reminded me of a cypress you'd see in the swamps. It was awesome!

[@diggingappalachia954]

The cypress trees are pretty neat to see

[@HighGradeTexan]

Think it was the ice age doing its thing

[@RockerranShow]

Thanks for coming along. I appreciate the comment

[@HighGradeTexan]

Good place to train a rapture