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The location of the state of Michigan. Paleontology in Michigan refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Michigan. During the Precambrian, the Upper Peninsula was home to filamentous algae. The remains it left behind are among the oldest known fossils in the world.
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.
The Moccasin Bluff site (also designated 20BE8) is an archaeological site located along the Red Bud Trail and the St. Joseph River north of Buchanan, Michigan.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, [1] and has been classified as a multi-component prehistoric site with the major component dating to the Late Woodland/Upper Mississippian period.
Big Rock Informational Designation M-32 West at Thornton Road Atlanta: January 17, 1991: Calvary Episcopal Church: 330 North State Street, SE corner of Third Street Hillman: May 8, 1984: Camp Lunden: County Road 612, 6 miles east of Lewiston Lewiston: June 20, 1994: Congregational United Church of Christ: Northeast corner of Kneeland and ...
Austin archaeologist Mike Collins established that the Gault Site, a dig an hour north of Austin, helped push back the date of human presence in the Americas to perhaps 20,000 years ago.
The Rock is a large pudding stone on the campus of Michigan State University, which has been painted with messages by campus groups since the 1960s.Unearthed in 1873, and installed on the campus by the class of 1873, the Rock became known as a site for engaged and married couples in the 1910s.
The Michigan State University Museum most commonly referred to as the MSU Museum is Michigan State University's oldest museum formed in 1857. [1] It is the state of Michigan's first Smithsonian Affiliate. [2] [3] It was formed to support the work of the university and is also known for hosting the Great Lakes Quilt Center.
Big Rapids: Mecosta: Northern Michigan: Culture: Part of Ferris State University, racist memorabilia John Pahl Historical Village: Allegan: Allegan: West Michigan: Open-air: Operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, located within the Allegan County Fairgrounds, open during the fair and by appointment [35] Kalamazoo Institute of Arts ...