Kansas
Type |
Symbol |
Year Est. |
|---|---|---|
State Flying Fossil |
Pteranodon |
2014 |
State Marine Fossil |
Tylosaurus |
2014 |
State Land Fossil |
Silvisaurus condrayi |
2023 |
State Flying Fossil: Pteranodon
HOUSE BILL No. 2595
AN ACT naming the state fossils; the Tylosaurus and the Pteranodon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. Tylosaurus, a giant mosasaur which inhabited the great inland sea that covered portions of Kansas during the cretaceous period of the mesozoic era and grew to lengths of more than 40 feet, is hereby designated as the official marine fossil of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 2. Pteranodon, a great, winged pterosaur with a wingspread of more than 24 feet, which flew the skies of Kansas during the cretaceous period of the mesozoic era, is hereby designated as the official flying fossil of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
State Marine Fossil: Tylosaurus
HOUSE BILL No. 2595
AN ACT naming the state fossils; the Tylosaurus and the Pteranodon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. Tylosaurus, a giant mosasaur which inhabited the great inland sea that covered portions of Kansas during the cretaceous period of the mesozoic era and grew to lengths of more than 40 feet, is hereby designated as the official marine fossil of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 2. Pteranodon, a great, winged pterosaur with a wingspread of more than 24 feet, which flew the skies of Kansas during the cretaceous period of the mesozoic era, is hereby designated as the official flying fossil of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
State Land Fossil: Silvisaurus condrayi
SENATE BILL No. 3
By Senator Bowers 12-20
AN ACT designating Silvisaurus condrayi as the official state land fossil.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. Silvisaurus condrayi, a one-ton armored ankylosaur approximately 13 feet long that walked across Kansas during the late cretaceous period of the mesozoic era, is hereby designated as the official land fossil of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
References
https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/kansas
https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb3_00_0000.pdf
Geology of Kansas's National Parks
Through Pictures
(at least the one's I have been to)
None yet!