Pseudofossils

(Fossils that really aren't!)

Wood-like

Sometimes, rocks may look like as piece of petrified wood or a plant, but really is not. Petrified wood is often found in river or lake sediment deposits, less commonly in marine deposits. Occasionally it is found in-place (Petrified Forest or Florissant-type deposits).

                     Chert - not fossil wood - composed            Not a plant, but an iron-rich layer in sandstone

                 of solid quartz. Bullitt County, Kentucky                    Breckinridge County, Kentucky

“Not-Quite Ready for Primetime Fossils”

Bone-Like                      Egg-Like                        Scale, Skin & Turtle-Patterns                     

Faces & Oddities          Fossils that are not what they appear

Pseudofossil Main Page

Created February 22, 2010, Updated February 23, 2010