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US State Fossils
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Find information on every US state fossil, state dinosaur, and
state stone or gem that is a fossil.
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US Official State Fossils
Official State Fossils Listing of the 50 US State.
Official State Fossils
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Find information on each US state fossil, state dinosaur, and state stone or gem that is a fossil!
Includes images, descriptions, taxonomic hierarchy, and a history of the state fossils representing the state symbols for each of the 50 states. Lists their basic characteristics. |
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| Arkansas |
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| Hawaii |
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| Minnesota |
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State Fossils
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Most US states have made a state fossil designation, in many
cases during the 1980s. It is common to designate one species in which fossilization has
occurred, rather than a single specimen, or a category of fossils not limited to a single
species.
Some states that lack a "state fossil" have nevertheless singled out a fossil for formal
designation such as a state dinosaur, rock, gem or stone.
fossil (fŏs'əl)
n.
1. A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or
leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
2. One, such as a rigid theory, that is outdated or antiquated.
adj.
1. Characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil.
2. Being or similar to a fossil.
3. Belonging to the past; antiquated.
[From Latin fossilis, dug up, from fossus, past participle of fodere, to dig.]
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