List of U.S. state dinosaurs

This is a list of U.S. state dinosaurs in the United States, including the District of Columbia. Many states also have dinosaurs as state fossils, but this list only includes those that have been officially designated as "state dinosaurs".

List of dinosaurs for states in the US
State or TerritoryDinosaurImageDate
ArizonaSonorasaurus thompsoni
2018[1]
ArkansasArkansaurus fridayi
2017[2]
CaliforniaAugustynolophus morrisi
2017[3]
ColoradoStegosaurus armatus
1982-04-28[4]
ConnecticutDilophosaurus sp.
2017-07-10[5]
District of Columbia"Capitalsaurus"
1998[6]
MassachusettsPodokesaurus holyokensis
2021[7][8]
MarylandAstrodon johnstoni
1998[9]
MissouriParrosaurus missouriensis
2004[10]
New JerseyHadrosaurus foulkii
1991[11]
OklahomaAcrocanthosaurus atokensis
2006[12]
TexasSauropoiseidon proteles (originally Paluxysaurus jonesi)
2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[13]
UtahUtahraptor ostrommaysorum
2018[14]
WyomingTriceratops horridus
1994[15]

List of candidate dinosaurs

This is for dinosaurs that were or are candidates for state dinosaur but either were not designated or have yet to officially be.

StateDinosaurImageYearResult
Arizona Dilophosaurus wetherilli
1998[16][17] Vetoed when it was revealed fossils were illegally taken from Navajo Nation[18]
Massachusetts Anchisaurus polyzelus
2021[19] Lost to Podokesaurus in a poll taken prior to bill[7]
Washington "Suciasaurus rex"
2019 and 2021[20][21] The proposal to make the Suciasaurus the state dinosaur of Washington was overturned as it was deemed to be a bill of too low importance during the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States[22]


See also

References
  1. "Sonorasaurus officially named Arizona's state dinosaur". KTAR.com. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. Chandler, Angela (22 February 2017). "Official State Dinosaur". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. Blume, Howard (23 September 2017). "California gets its own official state dinosaur". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "Archives -".
  5. Altimari, Daniela. "Bill Naming State Dinosaur Signed by the Governor". courant.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. "Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998, Bill 12-538". Archived from the original on 2006-09-28.
  7. Morrison, Heather (February 4, 2021). "Massachusetts State Dinosaur: Podokesaurus holyokensis wins fan vote, lawmaker files legislation to officially declare state dinosaur". Masslive.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Lewis, Jack Patrick (February 4, 2021). "MA HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1392 FILED ON: 2/4/2021". The 192nd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland State Dinosaur". Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  10. "RSMo 10.095". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  11. "NJ Legislation on State Dinosaur".
  12. "§ 25-98.14. State dinosaur". eLaws.us. eLaws. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010
  14. Utah Code Part 6, 63G-1-601 State symbols (PDF), retrieved 2021-08-09
  15. "Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming".
  16. Moeser, C. (April 26, 1998). "Arizona dinosaur debate becomes real Godzilla". The Arizona Republic. Deseret News. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  17. Gebers, S. (February 19, 2018). "Arizona has no official state dinosaur, so an 11 year-old proposed one – the Sonorasaurus". The Republic. Retrieved February 20, 2018 – via AZ Central.
  18. "Dilophosaurus Discovered". ucmp.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  19. Smith, Meghan (January 6, 2021). "Mass. Will Soon Have An Official State Dinosaur — And A Lesson In The Legislative Process". GBH.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. Gebers, S. (February 19, 2018). "Arizona has no official state dinosaur, so an 11 year-old proposed one – the Sonorasaurus". The Republic. Retrieved February 20, 2018 – via AZ Central.
  21. Rantz, Jason (January 13, 2021). "Renewed push to designate Suciasaurus rex the WA state dinosaur". KTTH AM 770.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. Cornfield, Jerry (March 10, 2021). "Working families win; state is No. 1; dinosaur bill dies". HeraldNet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.