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.
Map showing which states have state fossils (in blue; states without fossils are gray.)
Some states that lack an explicit state fossil have nevertheless singled out a fossil for formal designation as a state dinosaur, rock, gem or stone.
^"Official State of Alabama Fossil". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. August 2, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
^"Georgia State Fossil". State Symbols, State Fossil. e-Reference Desk. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Illinois State Symbols, Department of Natural Resources, retrieved May 20, 2019
^Indiana lawmakers name mastodon as first state fossil, WHAS-TV, Associated Press, February 19, 2022, retrieved February 21, 2022
List of U.S. state fossils, from National Park Service
February 15, 2024
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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 Map showing which states have state fossils in blue states without fossils are gray Some states that lack an explicit state fossil have nevertheless singled out a fossil for formal designation as a state dinosaur rock gem or stone Contents 1 Table of state fossils 2 States lacking a state fossil 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTable of state fossils editStatefederal districtor territory Age Common name Binomialname Image Year adoptedAlabama Eocene Basilosaurus whale Basilosaurus cetoides nbsp 1984 1 Alaska Pleistocene Woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius nbsp 1986Arizona Triassic Petrified wood Araucarioxylon arizonicum nbsp 1988California Pleistocene Saber toothed cat Smilodon fatalis nbsp 1974Colorado Jurassic Stegosaurus Stegosaurus armatus nbsp 1982Connecticut Jurassic Dinosaur tracks Eubrontes giganteus nbsp 1991Delaware Cretaceous Belemnite Belemnitella americana nbsp 1996District of Columbia Cretaceous Capitalsaurus state dinosaur nomen nudum only nbsp 1998Florida Eocene Agatized coral state stone Cnidaria Anthozoa nbsp 1979Georgia Cretaceous Miocene Shark tooth undetermined nbsp 1976 2 Idaho Pliocene Hagerman horse Equus simplicidens nbsp Illinois Pennsylvanian Tully monster Tullimonstrum gregarium nbsp 1989 3 Indiana Holocene American mastodon Mammut americanum nbsp 2022 4 Kansas Cretaceous Pteranodon state flying fossil 5 Pteranodon longiceps nbsp 2014 6 Cretaceous Tylosaurus state marine fossil 7 Tylosaurus kansasensis nbsp 2014 8 Kentucky Ordovician Pennsylvanian Brachiopod undetermined nbsp 1986 9 Louisiana Oligocene Petrified palmwood Palmoxylon nbsp 1976 10 Maine Devonian Pertica plant Pertica quadrifaria nbsp 1976Maryland Miocene Ecphora gardneraeshell Ecphora gardneraegardnerae nbsp 1984 name revised 1994 11 Massachusetts Jurassic Dinosaur tracks Eubrontes giganteus nbsp Michigan Holocene American mastodon Mammut americanum nbsp 2002Mississippi Eocene Prehistoric whale Zygorhiza kochii nbsp 1981 12 Missouri Pennsylvanian Sea lily Delocrinus missouriensis 1989Montana Cretaceous Duck billed dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum nbsp Nebraska Pleistocene Woolly mammothColumbian mammothImperial mammoth Mammuthus primigeniusMammuthus columbiMammuthus imperator nbsp Nevada Triassic Ichthyosaur 13 14 Shonisaurus popularis nbsp 1977 designated 1988 amended New Mexico Triassic Coelophysis Coelophysis bauri nbsp 1981New York Silurian Sea scorpion Eurypterus remipes nbsp 1984North Carolina Miocene Pliocene Shark tooth Otodus megalodon nbsp Otodus megalodon tooth 2013 15 North Dakota Paleocene Shipworm boredpetrified wood Teredo petrified woodOhio Ordovician Trilobite Isotelus maximus Fossil invertebrate nbsp 1985 16 Devonian Dunkleosteus Dunkleosteus terrelli Fossil Fish nbsp 2021 17 Oklahoma Jurassic Saurophaganax Saurophaganax maximus nbsp 2000 18 Oregon Eocene Dawn redwood Metasequoia nbsp 2005Pennsylvania Devonian Trilobite Phacops rana nbsp 1988 19 South Carolina Pleistocene Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi nbsp 2014 20 South Dakota Cretaceous Triceratops Triceratops horridus nbsp Tennessee Cretaceous Bivalve Pterotrigonia thoracica nbsp Utah Jurassic Allosaurus Allosaurus fragilis nbsp 1988 21 Vermont Pleistocene Beluga whale redesignated as state marine fossil in 2014 Delphinapterus leucas nbsp 1993 22 23 Pleistocene Woolly mammothtooth and tusk state terrestrial fossil Mammuthus primigenius nbsp 2014 23 24 Virginia Cenozoic scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius nbsp 1993Washington Pleistocene Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi nbsp 1998 25 West Virginia Late Pleistocene Jefferson s ground sloth Megalonyx jeffersonii nbsp 2008 26 Wisconsin Silurian Trilobite Calymene celebra nbsp 1985 27 Wyoming Eocene Knightia Knightia spp nbsp 1987States lacking a state fossil editArkansas Hawaii Minnesota The giant beaver was proposed in 2022 28 Iowa The crinoid was proposed in 2018 29 New Jersey New Hampshire The American mastodon Mammut americanum was considered in 2015 30 Rhode Island Texas The state dinosaur of Texas is Sauroposeidon proteles 31 See also editList of U S state dinosaurs List of U S state minerals rocks and gemstones Lists of U S state insigniaReferences edit Official State of Alabama Fossil Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives amp History August 2 2005 Retrieved March 19 2007 Georgia State Fossil State Symbols State Fossil e Reference Desk March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Illinois State Symbols Department of Natural Resources retrieved May 20 2019 Indiana lawmakers name mastodon as first state fossil WHAS TV Associated Press February 19 2022 retrieved February 21 2022 State Fossils Kansapedia Kansas Historical Society 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 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 South Carolina Fossil WLTX Retrieved May 28 2014 Utah State Fossil Allosaurus 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 Giant Beaver swamps competition to be Minnesota state fossil MPR News October 13 2021 Retrieved September 15 2022 Iowa to consider recognizing official state fossil The Seattle Times January 23 2018 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 External links editfossil at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity List of U S state fossils from National Park Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of U S state fossils amp oldid 1207307526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
