In the mid-18th century, gemstone prospector David Frenzel (1691–1772) found numerous examples of this wood in the hills in and around Chemnitz.

Later a collector, the Hilbersdorf contractor Güldner, bequeathed some of the petrified logs to King Albert Museum in Chemnitz.

[9] A. taoshuyuanensis was named by Chen et al. (2018) from specimens found in the Wutonggou Formation of China.

[2] A. buritiranensis was named by Neregato et al. (2021) from specimens found in the Motuca Formation of Brazil.

[1] Specimens have also been discovered in Belgium,[10] Brazil,[1] China,[2] Germany,[3][10] Italy, the Netherlands,[10] Russia,[6] Spain,[10] the UK[10] and the US[5] (Illinois,[11][5] Indiana,[12] Kentucky[5] and Ohio[5]).