Tecumseh is a fossil collection site in Lenawee, Michigan, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as mire/swamp. Documented finds include Physeter.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Holocene
Depositional environment: mire/swamp
Recorded occurrences: 1

Locality notes

found in a swamp in north east corner of county Lenawee

Fossils found here

Physeter

Mammalia · Physeteridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 51030 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Tecumseh

Can you collect at Tecumseh?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Tecumseh?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 11.5 kg iron meteorite was found at Seneca Township in 1923, 20 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.