Ranger Greg Francek discovered a petrified tree that s million of years old in northern California. East Bay Municipal Utility District
The rock wasn t a rock at all, but a petrified tree that was millions of years old. One end of the tree was partially exposed, and to my surprise I could see the tree rings, Francek said.
The land Francek was patrolling is east of the San Francisco Bay he has monitored watershed land for California s East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) as a naturalist for more than a decade. Francek knew he d come across something special, so he called paleontologist Russell Shapiro at California State University, Chico.
“It started with me being at the right place at the right time and having an eye for something that was a bit out of place,” said Greg Francek, who spotted the fossils.
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