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Fossils, Silurian reef quarries near Racine

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Corals, brachiopods.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Silurian dolomite reef

The Racine dolomite is a classic Silurian reef fauna.

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