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Bantak Petrified Forest
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Khao Phra Bat Forest Park, or as known as Bantak Petrified
Forest Park, is where the largest petrified wood in Asia was
discovered. The park spreads over an area of 30 square
kilometres. It is located at Moo 7, Tak Ok Sub District, in the
area of Mae Salid-Pong Daeng National Forest, around the 443rd
kilometre on Highway No. 1, Phaholyothin Road. There is a
guidepost on the right, opposite to Bantak Hospital. The park is
about 2.5 kilometre away from Phaholyothin Road.
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discovered petrified wood measures 2 metre in diameter and 72.22
metre long. It is the largest petrified wood ever discovered in
Asia and the longest worldwide. Petrified wood is a type of
fossil created through natural phenomenon. Remains of tree
absorb groundwater which contains silicate solution that,
through the process of sedimentation, gradually replaces the
molecule of tree one by one until all remains are petrified and
no change in form or structure occur. Petrified wood is usually
buried in layers of sandstones probably accumulated during the
Quaternary Period, or around two million years ago. From the
circulation of alluviums as appeared, the petrification likely
occurred around the alluvial fan area of the ancient Ping River.
Tens of petrified wood were found during
geological explorations. Some logs from seven out of eight pits
were dig up and displayed at the tourist attraction, which was
developed subsequently. Researches point out that six logs are
of the Koompassioxylon elegans species and two belongs to the
Pahudioxylon sp. Species. |
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