State Fossils
Alaska
Mammuthus primigenius (woolly mammoth) (Figure 3.20)
California
Smilodon fatalis (saber-toothed cat) (Figure 3.34)
Hawai’i
Hawai’i has no state fossil.
Nevada
Shonisaurus popularis (Triassic ichthyosaur) (Figure 3.7)
Oregon
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) (Figure 3.17)
Washington
Mammuthus columbi (Columian mammoth) (Figure 3.30)