Document Type
Book
Department or Administrative Unit
Geological Sciences
Publication Date
1939
Abstract
An account of a fossilized log at Ginkgo Tree State Park written by the man who discovered the fossil trees and established there were Ginkgo trees in North America in the distant past.
The booklet is written from the perspective of one of the fossilized trees, tracing the geologic forces that led to it becoming a fossil.
Recommended Citation
Beck, George F., "LIFE HISTORY of the GINKO PETRIFIED FOREST or The Autobiography of an Ancient Oak Tree" (1939). Geological Sciences Faculty Scholarship. 22.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/geological_sciences/22
Rights
Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational use only.
Comments
George Beck taught geology courses at Washington State Normal School and Central Washington College of Education (predecessors to Central Washington University), 1925-1959. He was the co-discoverer of the petrified forests of central Washington and largely responsible for the establishment of Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park in Vantage, Washington. During his career, he published numerous articles on his findings and served as the editor of Fossil Woods of the Far West. Prior to his death he was known to have the largest collection of petrified hardwood in the United States.