Petrified forest of Lesbos
Petrified tree
The petrified forest of Lesbos is a petrified forest on Lesbos in Greece.
It has been designated as a protected natural monument. The petrified forest of Lesbos was formed from the fossilized remains of plants, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesvos Island. The area enclosed by the villages of Eressos, Antissa and Sigri is very dense in fossilized tree trunks and forms the Petrified Forest of Lesvos, which is managed by the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest. Isolated plant fossils can be found in many other parts of the island, including the villages of Molyvos, Polichnitos, Plomari and Akrasi.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Petrified forest of Lesbos, as of Spring 2014, was proposed for UNESCO's Tentative List
of World Heritage Sites.
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- Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
- Calistoga Petrified Forest, California
- Pike Petrified Forest, Colorado
- Mississippi Petrified Forest, Mississippi
- Gilboa Fossil Forest, New York
- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, Utah
- Lemmon Petrified Wood Park, South Dakota
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, Washington
- Specimen Ridge, Wyoming
- Axel Heiberg Island, Canada
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Coordinates: 39°12′13″N 25°52′28″E / 39.20361°N 25.87444°E / 39.20361; 25.87444
