Texas

=**__Texas State Dinosaur__**= //Paluxysaurus jonesi//(Sauropod Dinosaur) -Texas doesn't have a state fossil but a state dinosaur
 * //Name://**
 * Description**:

Type:Sauropod
Size: Large, Sauropods include the some of the largest animals known. Time Existed: It is believed that the P. jonesi walked the Earth 100-120 million years ago.

http://www.wikidino.com/wp-content/uploads/Paluxysaurus-texas-geology-300x300.jpg
 * Picture:**

http://www.dinosaurcentral.com/images/2007dinos/Paluxysaurus_jonesi.jpg

The discovered bones of the //P. jonesi// is on display at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth, Texas.
 * Preservation:**

The footprints of the //P. jonesi// were found along with bones in the Lone Star State. They were mistaken for the footprints and bones of the //Pleurocoelus//. That made the original state dinosaur the //Pleurocoelus//, but thanks to Peter rose who corrected the mistake the //P. jonesi// replaced the //Pleurocoelus.//
 * Discovery**:

Peter Rose: The man who correctly identified the bones of //P. jonesi//. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m6sVhskT_Fs/SW3mjuiaJeI/AAAAAAAADbU/rmPzn2wI5qs/s400/1003dinoport.jpg Unknown, (2012), Lone Star State Dinosaur, Retrieved from http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dinosaurs/tx_paluxysaurus_jonesi.htm Unknowm, (2012), Dig Into DinoLabs & DinoDig, Retrieved from http://www.fwmuseum.org/dinolabs-dinodig World Trade Press, (2012), State Dinosaur of Texas, Retrieved from http://www.atoztheusa.com/states2.asp?nid=12&cid=46
 * Sources:**