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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 Territory Dinosaur Image Date
Arizona Sonorasaurus thompsoni 2018[1]
Arkansas Arkansaurus fridayi 2017[2]
California Augustynolophus morrisi 2017[3]
Colorado Stegosaurus armatus 1982-04-28[4]
Connecticut Dilophosaurus sp. 2017-07-10[5]
District of Columbia Capitalsaurus 1998[6]
Maryland Astrodon johnstoni 1998[7]
Missouri Hypsibema missouriensis 2004[8]
New Jersey Hadrosaurus foulkii 1991[9]
Oklahoma Acrocanthosaurus atokensis 2006
Texas Paluxysaurus jonesi 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[10]
Utah Utahraptor ostrommaysorum 2018[11]
Wyoming Triceratops horridus 1994[12]

See also

Notes

  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. ^ "Astrodon johnstoni, Maryland State Dinosaur". Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  8. ^ "RSMo 10.095". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  9. ^ "NJ Legislation on State Dinosaur".
  10. ^ Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Symbols. July 1, 2010. Accessed November 25, 2010.
  11. ^ Cathcart, Preston (2018-02-16). "Utahraptor bill sails through House committee". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  12. ^ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming".
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