Dry Creek Petrified Tree EEA Virtual Tour

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A study was made of fossil pollen grains from various stratigraphic zones in the immediate area. This study has yielded the identification of the following types of plants that lived during the time of the petrified trees.

Nonflowering Plants	Flowering Plants
Polypodiacea--Fern family Laeuigaosporites--Fossil ferns	Butaulaceae--Birch family Alnus--Alder
Equisetaceae--Horsetail family Equisetum--Horsetails	Chenopodiaceae--Goosefoot family Chenopodipollis--Fossil goosefoot
Pinaceae--Pine family Pinus--Pines Laricoidites--Larch (Larix)	Fagaceae--Beech family Quercus--Oaks
Taxodiaceae--Bald cypress family Taxodium--Bald cypress	Juglandaceae--Walnut family Carya--Hickory
Cycadaceae--Cycad family Cycadopites--Fossil cycads	Liliaceae--Lily family Liliacidites--Fossil lily
	Magnoliaceae--Magnolia family Magnolia--magnolia or cucumber tree
	Oleaceae--Olive family Fraxinoipollenites--Fossil ash
	Platanaceae--Sycamore family Platanus--Sycamore or Planetree
	Salicaceae--Willow family Salix--Willows
	Sparganiaceae--Bur-reed family Sparganiaceaepollenites--Fossil bur-reed
	Tiliaceae--Linden family Tilia--Basswood or linden
	Ulmaceae--Elm family Ulmoidepites--Fossil elms