Teredo Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Teredo Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.57.102

Description

One piece of petrified wood in sandstone concretion, which is covered with boring holes from the genus Teredo. The clams bore into the wood before it petrified, making round tube-like holes. The boring holes into this petrified wood have since been filled by permineralization. Found in Kansas.

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.57

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Fossil Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

12.5" (32 cm) x 9" (23 cm) x 2.75" (7 cm)