Oklahoma: Acrocanthosaurus atokensis (state dinosaur) New Jersey: Hadrosaurus foulkii (state dinosaur) Montana: Maiasaura peeblesorum (state fossil) Missouri: Hypsibema missouriensis (state dinosaur) Massachusetts: dinosaur tracks (state fossil) Massachusetts: Podokesaurus holyokensis (state dinosaur) Maryland: Astrodon johnstoni (state dinosaur) A 17th state might be joining this group soon: Washington, with the informally named carnivore “Suciasaurus rex”.Īrkansas: Arkansaurus fridayi (state dinosaur)Ĭalifornia: Augustynolophus morrisi (state dinosaur)Ĭonnecticut: Dilophosaurus (state dinosaur)Ĭonnecticut: Eubrontes (track) (state fossil)ĭistrict of Columbia: “Capitalsaurus” (state dinosaur) There is an old genus name available for the Missouri species, Parrosaurus, so it might be that this state symbol has a name change coming in the future. It is not clear that Hypsibema missouriensis belongs in that genus. It is important for Missouri because Hypsibema was originally named for a few bones from North Carolina. The species name isn’t usually critical because most dinosaur genera only have one species. Some have just used the genus name, although it’s becoming more popular to include the species name as well. States have not been consistent about including a species name, such as rex. Surprisingly, so far no state has chosen Tyrannosaurus rex as either state fossil or state dinosaur. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have either a state dinosaur, or a state fossil that is a dinosaur.
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