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MD State Symbols
Symbols for Maryland: Geological and Archaeological Symbols
By Nora Kirkeby
Aug 22, 2006, 14:49 PST

Patuxent River, licensed under the Creative Commons
Maryland State Dinosaur
Learn all about the little known Astrodon. Find out why little is known about this dinosaur and why you've never heard of it.
Source: State Fossils

Maryland State Fossil Shell
Maryland has a state fossil shell, Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae, commonly known as a Miocene snail. Learn how some of these snails were predatory in nature, and what led to their extinction as a species.
Source: State Fossils

Maryland State Gem
Find out how the Patuxent River stone relates to Maryland, and why it's qualified to be the state gem..
Source: Wikipedia

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