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» Chuckanut Formation
   Considered to be one of the thickest non-marine basins in North America, this formation can be found in Northwest Washington.
   http://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2007/12/fossil-field-trip-to-northwestern.html

» Northwest Paleontological Association
   The Association aims to bring vocational and professional paleontologists together for their mutual benefit. Provides information on membership, programs, images, resources and news.
   http://www.nwpaleo.org/

» Petrified Wood from Western Washington
   Information on how to identify genera of petrified wood in Western Washington. Discovery of new collection site containing 22 genera. Prepare and identify via cell structure.
   http://www.edstrauss.com/pwoodfx.html

» Washington State Fossil: Mammuthus columbi
   The mammoth is the official state fossil and inhabited the state during the Pleistocene Epoch, 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago, when much of North America was covered by great sheets of ice.
   http://www.statefossils.com/wa/wafossil.html

» Washington State Gem: Petrified Wood
   Petrified wood is the fossilised remains of trees which grew during the Miocene Epoch, some 5 - 12 million years ago, when the state was swampy and mild.
   http://www.statefossils.com/wa/wagem.html