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The Tepees, a
rock formation
in
Petrified Forest National Park
in the U.S. state of
Arizona
. Named for its large deposits of
petrified wood
, the park covers about 146 sq mi (380 km
2
), encompassing semi-desert shrub
steppe
as well as highly eroded and colorful
badlands
. The petrified trees that give the park its name date to the
Late Triassic
, about 225 million years ago.
Photo:
Finetooth
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