State Fossil

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Petrified Wood

Photo of petrified wood

Petrified wood is the state fossil.

Most of the petrified wood in Arizona can be found in the Petrified Forest in the northern part of the state.

A long time ago the wood used to be trees.

Over a long period of time the wood became petrified, meaning it is as hard as a rock!