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A Petoskey stone is a rock and a fossil, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized rugose coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. [1] Such stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the northwestern (and some in the northeastern) portion of Michigan's lower peninsula.
Petosegay or Biidassige (Ottawa: Light that is Coming) (c. 1787 – June 15, 1885) was a 19th-century Odawa merchant and fur trader. Both present-day Petoskey, Michigan, Petoskey State Park, and nearby Emmet County park Camp Petosega are named in his honor.
More recent events relevant to paleontology in Michigan include the 1965 designation of the Petoskey stone, which is made of fossil coral, as the state stone of Michigan. Also relevant was the 2002 designation of the American mastodon, Mammut americanum as the Michigan state fossil.
Petoskey State Park is a public recreation area covering 303 acres (123 ha) on Lake Michigan in Bear Creek Township, Emmet County, Michigan. The state park is located three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the city of Petoskey on Little Traverse Bay. It is surrounded by heavily vegetated sand dunes that are excellent examples of parabolic dunes. [2]
Petoskey stone as it appeared in the 1965 to 1966 edition of the Michigan Manual. Cater owned and operated a laundry in Ludington, Michigan. [3] On November 4, 1964, Cater was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he represented the 98th district from January 1, 1965, to January 1, 1967. [4]
Fossil of the Devonian colonial rugose coral Hexagonaria, also known as a Petoskey stone †Hexagonaria †Hexagonaria pericarinata †Hindia †Holopea †Icriodus †Isotelus †Isotelus gigas †Lepidodendron †Lepidodendron aculeatum †Lepidodendron Brittsii †Lepidodendron dichotomum †Lepidodendron lanceolatum †Lepidodendron ...
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Petosegay lived up to his promise and became a great fur trader, merchant and chief. In the summer before his death, the city of Petoskey (the English version of Petosegay) was settled with a population of 50 - 60 people. On June 18, 1965 Governor Romney signed House Bill 2297, making the Petoskey Stone the official Michigan State Stone.