Does each State have a Dinosaur state fossil?
Interestingly enough, not every state in the US has a designated state fossil. Some have none, some have more than one, and some have other fossils like stones, plants, or prehistoric animals that did not include dinosaurs.
Moreover, if you dive deeper into each state individually, you will find that many prehistoric things lived in similar areas. Just because one is designated as the state mascot, doesn't mean there isn't a number of others that didn't also live there.
alabama
State Fossil: Basilosaurus Cenoides
Name Meaning: "King Lizard"
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? Basilosaurus fossils are most commonly found in Alabama, as the region was once a shallow sea. These creatures were also first discovered in the area.
Name Meaning: "King Lizard"
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? Basilosaurus fossils are most commonly found in Alabama, as the region was once a shallow sea. These creatures were also first discovered in the area.
Basilosaurus cetoides. (2007, November 5). Encyclopedia of Alabama. https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/basilosaurus-cetoides/
Alaska
State Fossil: Mammuthus Primigenius
Year Adopted: 1986
Common Species: Woolly Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? Being so common among Alaska's ice baren regions, Wolly mammoths became
Year Adopted: 1986
Common Species: Woolly Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? Being so common among Alaska's ice baren regions, Wolly mammoths became
arizona
State Fossil: Araucarioxylon Arizonicum
Year Adopted: 1988
Common Species: Petrified Wood
Why is it the state fossil?
Year Adopted: 1988
Common Species: Petrified Wood
Why is it the state fossil?
California
State Fossil: Smilodon Fatalis
Year Adopted: 1974
Common Species: Saber-toothed Cat
Why is it the state fossil?
Year Adopted: 1974
Common Species: Saber-toothed Cat
Why is it the state fossil?
Colorado
State Fossil: Stegpsaurus Armatus
Name Meaning: "Roof Lizard"
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Name Meaning: "Roof Lizard"
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Connecticut
State Fossil: Eurbontes Giganteus
Year Adopted: 1991
Common Species: Dinosaurs Tracks
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1991
Common Species: Dinosaurs Tracks
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Delaware
State Fossil: Belemnitella Americana
Year Adopted: sdf
Common Species: Squid-like Cephalopod
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: sdf
Common Species: Squid-like Cephalopod
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Georgia
State Fossil: Shark Teeth
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Shark Teeth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Shark Teeth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Idaho
State Fossil: Equus Simplicidens
Year Adopted: 1988
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1988
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Illinois
State Fossil: Tullimonstrum Gregarium
Year Adopted: 1989
Common Species: Strange animal similar to a sea slug and primitive fish combination.
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1989
Common Species: Strange animal similar to a sea slug and primitive fish combination.
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Indiana
State Fossil: Mammut Americanum
Year Adopted: 2022
Common Species: American Mastodon
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 2022
Common Species: American Mastodon
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Kansas
State Fossil: Pteranodon Longiceps
Year Adopted: 2014
Common Species: Flying Reptile/ Pterosaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 2014
Common Species: Flying Reptile/ Pterosaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
State Fossil: Tylosaurus Kansasensis
Year Adopted: 2014
Common Species: Marine Reptile/ Mosasaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 2014
Common Species: Marine Reptile/ Mosasaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Kentucky
State Fossil: Brachipods
Year Adopted: 1986
Common Species: Similar to a mollusk
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1986
Common Species: Similar to a mollusk
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Louisiana
State Fossil: Palmoxylon
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Petrified Palmwood
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Petrified Palmwood
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Maine
State Fossil: Pertica Quadrifaria
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Primitive fern-like plant
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1976
Common Species: Primitive fern-like plant
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Maryland
State Fossil: Ecphora Gardnerae Gardnerae
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Carnivorous sea snail
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Carnivorous sea snail
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Massachusetts
State Fossil: Eubrontes Giganteus
Year Adopted: 1980
Common Species: Dinosaur Tracks
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1980
Common Species: Dinosaur Tracks
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Michigan
State Fossil: Mammut Americanum
Year Adopted: 2002
Common Species: American Mastodon
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 2002
Common Species: American Mastodon
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Minnesota
State Fossil: Castoroides Ohioensis
Year Adopted: 2025
Common Species: Giant Beaver
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 2025
Common Species: Giant Beaver
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Mississippi
State Fossil: Zygorhiza Kochii
Year Adopted: 1981
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1981
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Missouri
State Fossil: Delocrinus Missouriensis
Year Adopted: 1989
Common Species: Strange animal that acts like coral or underwater plants.
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1989
Common Species: Strange animal that acts like coral or underwater plants.
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Montana
State Fossil: Maisasaura Peeblesorum
Year Adopted: 1985
Common Species: Hadrosaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1985
Common Species: Hadrosaur
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Nebraska
State Fossil: Mammuth Primigenius
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Woolly Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Woolly Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
State Fossil: Mammuth Columbi
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Columbian Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Columbian Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
State Fossil: Mammuth Imperator
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Imperial Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1967
Common Species: Imperial Mammoth
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
New Jersey
State Fossil: Basilosaurus Cenoides
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Alaska
State Fossil: Basilosaurus Cenoides
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Alaska
State Fossil: Basilosaurus Cenoides
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Alaska
State Fossil: Basilosaurus Cenoides
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg
Year Adopted: 1984
Common Species: Prehistoric Whale
Why is it the state fossil? fghfg