Aug 29, 2020 · An often-shared and replicated post claims the Devils Tower rock formation in Wyoming was an ancient, giant tree. Devils Tower, in fact, resembles a tree stump.

Dec 17, 2021 · None of the pictures show the stumps of ancient giant trees, reverse image searches revealed. (RELATED: Did Scientists Discover Devils Tower Was Originally A Giant Tree?) The top-left photo, available on Alamy, actually depicts an exposed guyot in the Afar Depression in Ethiopia.

Sep 6, 2020 · The claim that the photo shows the stump of an enormous ancient tree has been circulating online for years, appearing in Facebook posts dating back to at least 2017. A recent iteration of the claim has garnered over 8,300 shares .

Aug 22, 2020 · A viral Facebook post shared over 1,500 times claims scientists discovered that the Devils Tower rock formation in Wyoming was originally a giant tree. Verdict: False Devils Tower is made up of igneous rock.

The Callixylon tree is a 250,000,000 year old petrified tree stump discovered by John Fitts in a field in 1913. This stump is reputed to be the largest stump of Callixylon in the world.

Jan 24, 2019 · The claim that Jugurtha is actually the stump of an ancient giant tree is more than just a hoax. It comes out of a branch of the flat-earth conspiracy “theory”, based on an 80-minute YouTube video , that says the planet was covered in forests of towering trees – made of silicone.

Aug 16, 2022 · I had no idea it existed until Allison Cusick displayed a photo and jokingly described it as the world’s largest petrified tree during his presentation on Botanical Superlatives. I’ve never been there but I was hooked. The origins of this gigantic “tree stump” are as amazing as its appearance.

Jun 23, 2020 · In the end, once the entire ancient tree was unearthed, a total of 237 feet was exposed, making it the largest intact petrified tree in the world. And experts are estimating that the tree, when alive, stood taller than 330 feet!