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H.C.R. No. 16 1 Dinosaur Valley State Park, near the town of Glen Rose; and 2 WHEREAS, The bones and tracks reveal the massive scale of 3 Paluxysaurus; it is estimated that the dinosaur measured 70 feet 4 long and 12 feet high at the shoulder, and weighed as much as 20 5 tons; and 6 WHEREAS, Paluxysaurus continues to be the subject of 7 important paleontological research; a major dinosaur project is 8 ongoing at the Jones Ranch site, with the work being led by the Fort 9 Worth Museum of Science and History in partnership with Southern 10 Methodist University; moreover, a public exhibit of the bones of 11 Paluxysaurus jonesi is planned for the museum; and 12 WHEREAS, Through the insightful work of Texas-based 13 scientists, the tracks and bones of the large quadrupedal sauropod 14 found in the Lone Star State are now clearly known to be those of the 15 species Paluxysaurus jonesi rather than Pleurocoelus; and 16 WHEREAS, Given the importance of the paleontological 17 discoveries that have 'taken place in Texas, it is indeed 18 appropriate that the designation of our state dinosaur keep pace 19 with the latest scientific research; now, therefore, be it 20 RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas 21 hereby designate Paluxysaurus jonesi as the official Lone Star 22 State Dinosaur, replacing Brachiosaur Sauropod, Pleurocoelus. Geren Miller of Erath
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.81st Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution, House Bill 16,
legislative document,
June 19, 2009;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149099/m1/2/:
accessed May 1, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
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