Oklahoma

 Oklahoma: //Saurophaganax maximus//
====Description: //Saurophaganax// is a type of dinosaur. It measures up to 13 meters long and weghing up to 2 tons. //Saurophaganax// roughly translates to "lizard eating monster", as evidence suggests it ate liazrds. ====



====Time Period: //Saurophaganax maximus// lived during the Late Jurassic age of Oklahoma, which is about 151 millions years ago. The climate was hot and humid, with steady rainfall. These were ideal conditions for lush, green plants. ====

Preservation: Bones were found in layers of rock in Oklahoma.
====Discovery: John Willis Stovall found the fossils in 1931 and 1932. //Saurophaganax maximus// became Oklahoma's state fossil because it symbolized the state's rich paleontological history. ====

====Glut, Donald F. (1997). "Saurophagus". //Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia//. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. pp. 793–794. ISBN 0-89950-917-7. ====

====Marshall, T. (2011). //Oklahoma state fossil//. Retrieved from [] ====

====Stovall, J.W. & Langston, W. Jr., 1950, "//Acrocanthosaurus atokensis//, a New Genus and Species of Lower Cretaceous Theropods From Oklahoma", //American Midland Naturalist// **43**(3): 696-728 ====