Palm size Petoskey Stones a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 Rivers that meandered through these

Rivers that meandered through these swamps carried sediment as well as leaves and other debris from land plants into the sea

angled cheek bones

feeding upon plankton by a simple yet efficient filtering system

drilled horizontally

Fluorite is mined for a variety of industrial uses

Palm size Petoskey Stones a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 Rivers that meandered through theseThis unusual stone is actually the fossilized remains of a colonial coral, Hexagonaria percarinate, which lived in shallow seas during the Devonian Period 350 million years ago. The stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished, the distinctive pattern of the six sided coral fossil emerges. Petoskey Stones are concentrated in Traverse Bay and Little Traverse Bay around Petoskey, Michigan. Petoskey Stone is named after a Native American