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CALIFORNIA NAMES DUCK-BILLED CREATURE OFFICIAL STATE DINOSAUR

 

By Miriam Raftery

September 25, 2017 (Sacramento) – A duck-billed creature called Augustynolophus (Aw-gus-tin-o-lo-fus) morrisi is now California’s official state dinosaur. The giant reptile roamed California around 66 million years ago – and its fossilized remains have not been found anywhere else.


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