evidence: 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. [...] The post claims that scientists discovered Devils Tower was originally a giant tree after "conducting photographic seismic readings" that allegedly revealed an "incredibly large petrified root system" underneath the butte. It further alleges that the Wyoming State Parks Department put out a statement announcing the supposed discovery. [...] "We have discovered, what looks like a giant root system stemming from the base of The Devils Tower," reads the purported statement from the Wyoming State Parks Department. "The root system has been measured at 4 miles deep by 7 miles wide."