petrified
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"Since starting fieldwork at Petrified Forest in 2014, we have collected over 3,000 fossils from the Sonselasuchus bonebed, and it doesn't seem to show any signs of petering out," Professor Sidor states.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
“Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes” emphasizes how the iconic star cemented his screen image by playing a heavy in “The Petrified Forest” in 1936.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024
Our three-hour drive through New Mexico was simultaneously brief and exhausting, so by the time we got to Petrified Forest National Park we were feeling a bit restless.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
Driving and living in a recreational vehicle, they visited White Sands and Petrified Forest National Parks in New Mexico and Arizona before heading to California, Oregon and Washington.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
Her face was white as marble, and as cold, yet her eyes were closed, so she wasn’t Petrified.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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