The Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Creationism (2018)

Lee et al. ◀ Partially petrified wood ▶ 2018 ICC 244 Figure 7. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of the fractured surfaces of the mummified wood in the longitudinal direction (a)-(c) and in the transverse direction (d)-(g) . Illustrated are (a) tracheid which runs in a vertical direction, and rays which runs in a horizontal direction, (b) preserved ray structure under higher magnification, and (c) preserved tracheid structure with bordered pits (indicated by the arrow 1) and crack (indicated by the arrow 2). In the transverse direction, it is observed (d) a collapsed late wood tracheid, and (e) damaged and delaminated (indicated by the arrow) late wood tracheid wall in a zoomed-in view. (f) Uncollapsed tracheid lumens were also observed, and (g) a zoomed-in view showing the cell lumens that remained open.