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Lake Sakakawea petrified wood shores
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Petrified woodAlso reported: agatized wood, leaf-bearing siltstone.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Reservoir shorelines cutting Fort Union beds that shed petrified wood and knightia-like lag
Shoreline collecting on the big reservoir is well known in state hobby circles.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
slumping banks, wind waves
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