Petrified wood is indeed a fossil. The petrification occurs when the plant material is slowly replaced with minerals, usually a form of silica like chalcedony, opal, or quartz. Unlike other plant fossils, petrified wood is a three dimensional representation of organic vegetation in the fossil record.

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