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State/national fossils
The Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette recently announced:
>You've been waiting breathlessly, and LO! you won't be
>disappointed. We've made some minor revisions to the
>infamous Official State Dinosaur List. It's at
http://www.dinosaur.org/statedino.htm
The list of state dinosaurs and fossils is interesting,
but does anyone know of any countries that have a "national
fossil"?
One reason I am asking is that in my recent RNCSE* article on
an alleged "Japanese plesiosaur" carcass, I mentioned that
shortly after this find in 1977, Japan issued a stamp featuring
a plesiosaur, evidently to commorate the event. A reader then
wrote to say he believed the stamp actually was issued to
recognize Japan's national fossil (a plesiosaur), whether or
not it was related to the find in question. I have been
unable to verify this. Does anyone know whether Japan does
have a national fossil, whether it is a plesiosaur, and when
it was decided? Do any other countries have national fossils?
Thanks.
Glen Kuban
paleo@ix.netcom.com
* The article on the "Japanese plesiosaur", including a picture
of the stamp in question, can be found at the following web site:
http://members.aol.com/paluxy2/plesios.htm