List of U.S. state dinosaurs

This is a list of U.S. state dinosaurs in the United States, including the District of Columbia. A large number of states also have dinosaurs as state fossils, but this list only includes those that have been officially designated as "state dinosaurs". Maiasaura (Montana), Coelophysis (New Mexico), Saurophaganax (Oklahoma), Triceratops (South Dakota), and Allosaurus (Utah) are state fossils.^[1] In 1998, the legislature of Arizona was unable to decide on a state dinosaur, or indeed a state fossil. All U.S. states also have a state bird, which are biologically a subset of dinosaurs.

List of Dinosaurs for states in the US

State or Territory	Dinosaur	Image	Date
Colorado	Stegosaurus armatus		1982-04-28[2]
District of Columbia	Capitalsaurus		1998[3]
Maryland	Astrodon johnstoni		1998[4]
Missouri	Hypsibema missouriensis		2004[5]
New Jersey	Hadrosaurus foulkii		1991[6]
Oklahoma	Acrocanthosaurus atokensis		2006
Texas	Paluxysaurus jonesi		2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[7]
Wyoming	Triceratops		1994[8]

See also

• List of U.S. state fossils
• Lists of U.S. state insignia

Notes

1. State Fossils, Stately Fossils: A Comprehensive Look at the State Fossils and Other Official Fossils, Stephen Brusatte, Fossil News, September 2002, ISBN 0-9724416-2-X.
2. Colorado Department of Personnel website - State emblems
3. Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998
4. Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland state dinosaur
5. RSMo 10.095
6. New Jersey Legislation on State Dinosaur
7. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010.
8. State of Wyoming - General Wyoming Information

External links

• "The sort of official state dinosaur page. Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette. (note that the list includes both "state dinosaurs" and "state fossils")