[Fwd: Re: Official State Dinosaurs]

[dis@gj.net]

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• Subject: Re: Official State Dinosaurs
• From: dis@gj.net
• Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 14:12:18 -0600
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• Organization: Dinamation International Society
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John Schneiderman wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Steve Jackson wrote:
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> > Texas is about to name an official state dinosaur (Pleurocoelus, an
> > unremarkable small brachiosaurid).
> >
> > Can anyone direct me to a listing of other Official State Dinosaurs and/or
> > "State Fossils" ?  Thanks!
> 
> Colorado          Stegosaurus stenops
> Connecticut       Theropod footprints
> Massachusetts     Theropod footprints
> Montana           Maiasaura peeblesorum
> New Jersey        Hadrosaurus foulkii
> New Mexico        Coelophysis  <--- Coelophysis bauri
> South Dakota      Triceratops prorsus
> Texas             Pleurocoelus  <--- Pleurocoelus sp.
> Utah              Allosaurus fragilis
> Wyoming           Triceratops  <--- Triceratops horridus

I wonder if a state without a native dinosaur could adopt a naturalized 
dinosaur?  Say for example Ohio could adopt Nanotyrannus (Cleveland 
Mus.) of the sauropod Haplocanthosaurus (Cincinnati Mus.). I mean I feel 
real bad for all you folks without your own dinosaurs.

        Since Fruita, Co took Ceratosaurus as its City dinosaur, perhaps 
New York could adopt Protoceratops or Barasaurus.

Jim Kirkland
Dinamation

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