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, or designate named avian dinosaurs (List of U.S. state birds), but this list only includes those that have been officially designated as "state dinosaurs".
List of dinosaurs for states and other regions in the US
edit| State or Territory | Dinosaur | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Sonorasaurus thompsoni |  |
2018[1] |
| Arkansas | Arkansaurus fridayi |  |
2017[2] |
| California | Augustynolophus morrisi |  |
2017[3] |
| Colorado | Stegosaurus sp. |  |
1982[4] |
| Connecticut | Dilophosaurus sp. |  |
2017-07-10[5] |
| Delaware | Dryptosaurus aquilunguis |  |
2022[6][7] |
| District of Columbia | "Capitalsaurus" |  |
1998[8] |
| Idaho | Oryctodromeus cubicularis |  |
2023[9] |
| Massachusetts | Podokesaurus holyokensis |  |
2021[10][11] |
| Maryland | Astrodon johnstoni |  |
1998[12] |
| Missouri | Parrosaurus missouriensis |  |
2004[13][14] |
| New Jersey | Hadrosaurus foulkii |  |
1991[15] |
| Oklahoma | Acrocanthosaurus atokensis |  |
2006[16] |
| Texas | Sauroposeidon proteles (originally Paluxysaurus jonesi) |  |
2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[17] |
| Utah | Utahraptor ostrommaysorum |  |
2018[18] |
| Washington | "Suciasaurus rex" |  |
2023[19] |
| Wyoming | Triceratops horridus |  |
1994[20] |
List of candidate dinosaurs
editThis is for dinosaurs that were or are candidates for state dinosaur but either were not designated or have yet to officially be.
| State | Dinosaur | Image | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Dilophosaurus wetherilli |  |
1998[21][22] | Vetoed when it was revealed fossils were illegally taken from Navajo Nation[23] |
| Massachusetts | Anchisaurus polyzelus |  |
2021[24] | Lost to Podokesaurus in a poll taken prior to bill[10] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sonorasaurus officially named Arizona's state dinosaur". KTAR.com. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Chandler, Angela (22 February 2017). "Official State Dinosaur". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Blume, Howard (23 September 2017). "California gets its own official state dinosaur". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Stegosaurus". State Symbols USA. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ Altimari, Daniela. "Bill Naming State Dinosaur Signed by the Governor". courant.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "House Bill 390 151st General Assembly (Present)". Delaware General Assembly. 2022-05-17.
- ^ Megginson, Charles (2022-05-11). "Jurassic Times Call For Jurassic Measures: DE To Designate State Dino – Town Square Delaware LIVE". Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998, Bill 12-538". Archived from the original on 2006-09-28.
- ^ "Senate Bill 1127". Idaho Legislature. 2023-03-31.
- ^ a b Morrison, Heather (February 4, 2021). "Massachusetts State Dinosaur: Podokesaurus holyokensis wins fan vote, lawmaker files legislation to officially declare state dinosaur". Masslive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland State Dinosaur". Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "RSMo 10.095". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Missouri State Dinosaur - Missouri Secretary of State". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "NJ Legislation on State Dinosaur".
- ^ "§ 25-98.14. State dinosaur". eLaws.us. eLaws. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010
- ^ Utah Code Part 6, 63G-1-601 State symbols (PDF), retrieved 2021-08-09
- ^ HB 1020 - 2023-24, retrieved 2023-05-05
- ^ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming".
- ^ Moeser, C. (April 26, 1998). "Arizona dinosaur debate becomes real Godzilla". The Arizona Republic. Deseret News. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dilophosaurus Discovered". ucmp.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Smith, Meghan (January 6, 2021). "Mass. Will Soon Have An Official State Dinosaur — And A Lesson In The Legislative Process". GBH.
External links
edit- "The sort of official state dinosaur page. Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette. (note that the list includes both "state dinosaurs" and "state fossils")