The prefix for "petrified fossil" is "petri-".
Petrified fossil is an organism that has been converted into stone. Silica, iron and copper minerals can be commonly found in petrified fossils.
The Texas state fossil is the petrified pomtree.
Arizona's state fossil is petrified wood
Petrification
covered up quickly, also important depending on the type of fossilization, water running through the area. Key would be the mineral replacement offered to the fossil.
Petrified wood used to be part of a tree, when it fell off a rock started fossilizing over it and it became a fossil. -Gwen
Petrified wood used to be part of a tree, when it fell off a rock started fossilizing over it and it became a fossil. -Gwen
A hard and rock-like fossil is called a petrified fossil. Petrified fossils are formed when organic material is slowly replaced by minerals, turning the material into stone while preserving the original structure of the organism.
Stone bone
petrified palm wood
An antholite is a fossil plant, such as a petrified flower.