Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark, Lesvos - Greece
N 39° 12.500 E 025° 54.000
35S E 405027 N 4340472
The petried forest on Lesbos is the largest area out side USA with petrified trees.
Waymark Code: WMXG3F
Location: Greece
Date Posted: 01/08/2018
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The Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest was established in 1994 in order to study, research, promote, preserve and protect this invaluable "testimonial" of life in the distant past.
The Petrified Forest of Lesvos is a petrified forest ecosystem made up of hundreds of lying and standing fossilized tree trunks which were covered by volcanic material and petrified in place 20 million years ago. Layers of volcanic ash have revealed pieces of trunk, branches, roots, seeds and leaves as well as fossilized animal bones. Important concentrations of fossilized remains can also be found in the marine and seashore zones of western Lesvos. The region of the Petrified Forest is further characterized by impressive volcanic geotopes, witnesses of the intense volcanic activity in the past.
Source: www.lesvosmuseum.gr
Summerperiod: Mon- Sun. 08.30- 19.00
Winterperiod: Mon- Fri 08.30- 16.30
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Availability: From: 8:30 AM To: 7:00 PM
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