Over the years a number of very informative articles have been written about petrified wood. Many of these articles have been published in The Backbender's Gazette, but some we are including here have not. Click on the title to see the article. As we receive additional articles, more will be added to the list. Click on the button to read field trip articles written for the BBG. Some files are in PDF format, and Adobe Reader is required for PDF files. Free download for Adobe Reader



Article About Scott Singleton--Published in The Citizen Scientist April 9, 2004
By Forrest M. Mims III

Hexagonal Fracturing in South Texas Petrified Wood
By Scott Singleton--2006

Cycad Anatomy and Fossil Occurrences in Texas
By Scott Singleton--2006

Assessment of Log
By Scott Singleton--2006

Petrified Wood Colors and Petrification

Washington Symbols, Gemstone: Petrified Wood

From Ancient Javanese Rainforests to a Houston Art Studio
By Andy Mortimer--2006

“Big Red,” A petrified wood specimen at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
By Neal Immega--2005

Late Eocene Petrified Woods at the Lazy F Ranch, Gonzales County, TX
By Scott Singleton--2004

Primary Identifying Characteristics in Fossil Wood Families Found on the Texas Coast
By Scott Singleton--2004

Amazing Petrified Trees
By Gary Anderson--2003

Discovery Of Petrified Wood In The San Jacinto River
by Ryan Wallace--2003

Fossil Wood of the Oligocene Catahoula Formation, Jasper County, TX
by Scott Singleton--2001

A Page from a Collector's Notebook: Petrified Wood(?) in Texas
by Art Smith--2001