The Park is for everyone to enjoy, not to take home. My father has a lot of pieces of a fern tree that a man at Indiana University told him was 100 to 200 million years old. I have live in Bloomington Indiana and have never heard of anyone finding such a thing down here,but my father has quite of few pieces of it and keeps finding more. If you could provide any information on prehistoric fern trees or if you know of someone who might I would appericate any information I can get. Our studies revealed that ferns are indeed ancient.
Ferns require a wet or at least humid environment.
Huge forest of Triassic period pre-conifers are what made the fossils of Petrified Forest which was at the beginning of the dinosaurs about 240mya. Resources Try out some of these recommendations for your own learning activities. Everytime you purchase something from one of our merchants you help keep Learning Family going. Dinosaur Tree by Douglas Henderson Captivating, elegant, just as the old tree must have been. A great book to read with kids when studying fossils, petrified trees, dinosaurs and such.