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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 2970 By: Rosecrants
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to definitions and general
provisions; amending 25 O.S. 2021, Section 98.6,
8 which relates to the state fossil; modifying state
fossil; modifying descriptive provisions; and
9 providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 98.6, is
16 amended to read as follows:
17 Section 98.6. Because of the extraordinarily rich
18 paleontological heritage of the State of Oklahoma, the Legislature
19 hereby declares Saurophaganax Maximus Sauroposeidon proteles to be
20 the State Fossil of Oklahoma. This spectacular dinosaur, the
21 "greatest king of reptile eaters", once roamed this great land. It
22 is only known from Oklahoma and has surpassed the Tyrannosaurus rex,
23 the "king of the dinosaurs", as the greatest predator of earth's
24 history This Early Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur is among the tallest
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1 ever discovered. When found in Atoka County in Southeast Oklahoma
2 in 1994, the fossils were so large they were initially mistaken for
3 petrified tree trunks. These fossils have been essential to
4 understanding the species and highlight Oklahoma's important role in
5 the study of prehistoric life.
6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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