Permanent claim record · Michigan

The Petoskey stone became Michigan's official state stone in 1965 — a fossilized rugose coral, Hexagonaria percarinata, that lived about 350 million years ago in the Devonian period.

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SubjectMichigan (place)
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SourceFamous Michiganders, Pop Culture & Trivia Report — Perplexity Deep Research (2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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