List of U.S. state fossils
Appearance
Most American states have made a state fossil designation, in many cases during the 1980s. It is common to designate one species in which fossilization has occurred, rather than a single specimen, or a category of fossils not limited to a single species.
Seven states and the district of Columbia still lack an explicit state fossil:
- Arkansas: still no state fossil in Arkansas, though the state officially designated Arkansaurus as its state dinosaur.[1]
- District of Columbia: Capitalsaurus is the state dinosaur of Washington D.C., but the District hasn't chosen its state fossil yet.
- Florida: not a state fossil yet in Florida, though the latter chose a state stone which is a fossil, the agatised coral.
- Hawaii
- Iowa: the crinoid was proposed in 2018.[2]
- Minnesota: the giant beaver was proposed in 2022.[3]
- New Hampshire: the American mastodon (Mammut americanum) was considered in 2015.[4]
- Texas: not yet its own state fossil though the state dinosaur of Texas is Sauroposeidon proteles.[5]
Table of state fossils
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of U.S. state dinosaurs
- List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, and gemstones
- Lists of U.S. state insignia
References
[edit]- ^ [1]
- ^ "Iowa to consider recognizing official state fossil". The Seattle Times. January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Giant Beaver swamps competition to be Minnesota state fossil". MPR News. October 13, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Carlson, Brady (January 6, 2015). "Granite Geek: Will The Mastodon Become New Hampshire's Official State Fossil?". New Hampshire Public Radio.
- ^ "Texas State Symbols". Texas State Legislature. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Official State of Alabama Fossil". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Georgia State Fossil". State Symbols, State Fossil. e-Reference Desk. March 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Illinois State Symbols, Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on February 17, 2017, retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ Indiana lawmakers name mastodon as first state fossil, WHAS-TV, February 19, 2022, retrieved February 21, 2022
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- ^ "List of State Fossils". State Symbols, State Fossil. Fossilera. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "State Fossils - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society".
- ^ "List of State Fossils". State Symbols, State Fossil. Fossilera. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
- ^ "Louisiana State Fossil". State Symbols, State Fossil. e-Reference Desk. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Maryland's Official State Fossil Shell". Maryland Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Fossil whale: State Fossil of Mississippi (PDF), Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 1991, retrieved May 9, 2019
- ^ "Hadrosaurus Foulkii ("Haddy") Information". Official website of the Borough of Haddonfield. Borough of Haddonfield. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's State Fossil: Hadrosaurus foulkii". Official website of the Rutgers Geology Museum. Rutgers Geology Museum. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "Nevada State Fossil | Ichthyosaur". May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Nevada State Fossil: Ichthyosaur (Genus Shonisaurus)".
- ^ "Fossil, Fossilized Teeth of the Megalodon Shark | NCpedia". ncpedia.org. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "5.071 State invertebrate fossil", Ohio Revised Code, retrieved February 9, 2021
- ^ "5.078 Official fossil fish of the state", Ohio Revised Code, retrieved February 9, 2021
- ^ "Oklahoma State Fossil | Saurophaganax Maximus". statesymbolsusa.org. September 6, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Official State Fossil – Phaecops rana (PDF), Pennsylvania Legislature, December 5, 1988, retrieved September 28, 2021
- ^ Rhode Island State Fossil: Trilobite - In 2022, Rhode Island designated trilobites (genus and species not stated) as the state fossil, published by Paleontological Research Institution.
- ^ "2023 Rhode Island General Laws Title 42 - State Affairs and Government Chapter 42-4 - State Emblems Section 42-4-23. - State fossil". US Law, official publication. Justia.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Fossil". WLTX. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Utah State Fossil - Allosaurus Archived January 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on September 8, 2008
- ^ Vermont has both a state terrestrial fossil and a state marine fossil.
- ^ a b "Vermont State Terrestrial Fossil". E Reference Desk. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Mammoth Tusk Discovered 1865". Brattleboro History. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ http://leg.wa.gov/Symbols/ WA State Symbols
- ^ http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x112312085 Manchins signs bills involving snakes, fossils, research into law
- ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2011.