American Geode 360 - Petrified Wood Dredged from Houstons Buffalo Bayou @CharlesSniderNYC

Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

During a severe Texas drought, the water in downtown Houston's Buffalo Bayou was very low, and we dredged up some fossilized wood like this rare specimen, as well as some vintage and antique tools and random objects dumped in the bayou. Please send comments, questions, insight to http://www.americangeode.com.

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American Geode 360 - Petrified Wood Dredged from Houston's Buffalo Bayou