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Missouri State Symbols
- State Seal
- State Animal
- State Flag
- State Fossil
- State Mineral
- State Rock
- State Tree
- State Aquatic Animal
- State Song
- State American Folk Dance
- State Bird
- State Flower
- State Insect
- State Musical Instrument
- State Capitol
- State Nut
- State Fish
- Missouri Day
- State Horse
- State Grape
- State Dinosaur
- State Amphibian
- State Game Bird
- State Grass
- State Invertebrate
- State Reptile
The State Dinosaur
The Hypsibema missouriense is a "duck-billed" dinosaur and was chosen as the state's official dinosaur on July 9, 2004. It ate plants and had over 1,000 teeth. It lived in Missouri during the Late Cretaceous Period and was discovered in 1942 by Dan Stewart, near the town of Glen Allen, Missouri.