A List Of Official U.S. State Dinosaurs

Did you know that there are some states in the U.S. that have 'official dinosaurs'? This list should help you avoid visiting obviously pro-dinosaur states. I spent a lot of time in photoshop making this post. I thought you should know that.

• Colorado

  

  Colorado's state dinosaur is the Stegosaurus, since 1982.

• District of Columbia

  

  D.C's state dinosaur is the Capitalsaurus, since 1998.

• Maryland

  

  Maryland's state dinosaur is the Astrodon johnstoni, since 1998.

• Missouri

  

  Missouri's state dinosaur is the Hypsibema missouriensis, since 2004. I couldn't find a picture of it, so I made my own. I'm sure it's accurate.

• New Jersey

  

  New Jersey's state dinosaur is the Jerseysaurus Hadrosaurus foulkii, since 1991.

• Texas

  

  Texas' state dinosaur is the Pleurocoelus, since 1997.

• Wyoming

  

  Wyoming's state dinosaur is the Triceratops, since 1994.

• Note that many states actually have state fossils, so you should probably avoid those too.

• [ via Wikipedia and Reddit ]