“displayed an almost one-metre-long peice of petrified wood before the media and specially invited international experts. . . “
Does wood petrify in 6,000 years? I think it takes a LOT longer than that.
Does wood petrify in 6,000 years? I think it takes a LOT longer than that.
This is not necessarily in support of this article... but just for some "info" on the subject.... yes, you can petrify wood in a short amount of time under the right conditions and those conditions have been found to have taken place in nature... not only the lab.
But, in the lab, you can apparently petrify wood in a very short time (can't remember exactly how long right now, but I'm going to say in about an hour, or, at the very least, in no longer than one day).
I used to say the exact same thing because that was the mantra in science class. But then I started asking if there was any experimental or emperical evidence that verified these statements. To my surprise, I have yet to find any. All sources I have found seem to take this "long time to fossilize" as a given, with no need to verify.
if you find any verification of this oft-repeated "fact" I would love to see it.