List of U.S. state fossils

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Most American states have a state fossil. Many times these were selected in the 1980s.

Some states do not have a state fossil.

List of state fossils

State Period Common name Binomial
nomenclature 		Image Adoption date
Alabama Eocene Basilosaurus (early whale) Basilosaurus cetoides Basilosaurus cetoides.jpg 1984[1]
Alaska Pleistocene Woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius Mammoth mg 2791.jpg
Arizona Triassic petrified wood Araucarioxylon arizonicum ArizonaPetrifiedWood.jpg
California Pleistocene Saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis Smilodon fatalis, Pengo.jpg
Colorado Jurassic Stegosaurus Stegosaurus armatus Stegosaurus Struct.jpg 1982
Connecticut Jurassic dinosaur tracks Eubrontes giganteus Dinosaur State Park (Rocky Hill, CT) - close-up.JPG
Delaware Cretaceous Belemnite Belemnitella americana BelemniteDB2.jpg
District of Columbia Cretaceous "Capitalsaurus"
(state dinosaur) 		unused name Capitalsaurus.jpg
Florida Eocene agatized coral
(state stone) 		Cnidaria, Anthozoa
Georgia Cretaceous–
Miocene 		shark tooth undetermined Shark teeth in stone.jpg
Idaho Pliocene Hagerman horse Equus simplicidens Equus simplicidens mounted 02.jpg
Illinois Pennsylvanian Tully Monster Tullimonstrum gregarium Tullimonstrum.jpg
Kentucky Ordovician–
Pennsylvanian 		Brachiopod undetermined Cincinnetina meeki (Miller, 1875) slab 3.jpg 1986[2]
Louisiana Oligocene petrified palmwood Palmoxylon Petrified-Forest-Chemnitz4.JPG
Maine Devonian Pertica plant Pertica quadrifaria Pertica quadrifaria reconstruccion.jpg
Maryland Miocene Murex gastropod Ecphora gardnerae Ecphora gardnerae.jpg
Massachusetts Jurassic Dinosaur tracks undetermined
Michigan Holocene American mastodon Mammut americanum Mammut americanum ROM - American Mastodon.jpg 2002
Mississippi Eocene Basilosaurus
and Zygorhiza
Basilosaurus cetoides
Zygorhiza kochii
Missouri Pennsylvanian Sea lily Delocrinus missouriensis Agaricocrinus americanus Carboniferous Indiana.jpg 1989
Montana Cretaceous Duck-billed dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum Maiasaura BW.jpg
Nebraska Pleistocene Woolly mammoth
Columbian mammoth
Imperial mammoth 		Mammuthus Primigenius
Mammuthus columbi
Mammuthus imperator
Nevada Triassic Shonisaurus Shonisaurus popularis Shonisaurus BW 2.jpg
New Jersey Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Hadrosaurus foulkii Knight hadrosaurs.jpg
New Mexico Triassic Coelophysis Coelophysis bauri Coelophysis mount NHM2.jpg
New York Silurian Sea scorpion Eurypterus remipes Eurypterus remipes 001.jpg 1984
North Dakota Palaeocene shipworm-bored
petrified wood 		Teredo petrified wood
Ohio Ordovician Trilobite Isotelus Isotelus brachycephalus.JPG 1985
Oklahoma Jurassic Saurophaganax Saurophaganax maximus Saurophaganax.JPG
Oregon Eocene Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia branchlet 03.jpg 2005
Pennsylvania Devonian Trilobite Phacops rana Phacops rana.jpg 1988
South Dakota Cretaceous Triceratops Triceratops horridus Triceratops2.png
Tennessee Cretaceous Bivalve Pterotrigonia thoracica
Texas Cretaceous Pleurocoelus Pleurocoelus nanus
Utah Jurassic Allosaurus Allosaurus fragilis Allosaurus skull SDNHM.jpg 1988[3]
Vermont Pleistocene Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas Belugawhale MMC.jpg 1993
Virginia Caenozoic Scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius Chesapecten Jeffersonius Inside.jpg 1993
Washington Pleistocene Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi ColumbianMammoth CollegeOfEasternUtah.jpg 1998[4]
West Virginia Late Pleistocene Jefferson's ground sloth Megalonyx jeffersonii MegatheriumSqueletteCuvier1812.jpg 2008[5]
Wisconsin Ordovician–
Silurian 		Trilobite Calymene celebra Calymene celebra.png 1985[6]
Wyoming Eocene Knightia Knightia Knightia alta 01.jpg 18 February 1987

List Of U.S. State Fossils Media

  • Map showing which states have state fossils (in blue; states without fossils are gray.)

  • fossil of Mammuthus primigenius

  • Mounted skeleton of Stegosaurus stenops (specimen NHMUK PV R36730, "Sophie"/"Sarah") in right lateral view at the Natural History Museum, London.

  • Two fossils of Belemnitella americana, Rutgers Geology Museum

References

  1. ↑ Official State of Alabama Fossil. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors (2005-08-02)Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ↑ Kentucky State Symbols (2007-03-30)Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  3. ↑ Utah State Fossil - Allosaurus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  4. ↑ http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ Archived 2007-03-05 at the Wayback Machine WA State Symbols
  5. ↑ http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x112312085 Manchins signs bills involving snakes, fossils, research into law
  6. ↑ Wisconsin State SymbolsState of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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