States with the most dinosaur fossils
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Just in time for Dinosaur Day June 1,
looks at the states with the most dinosaur fossils with help from the Paleobiology Database. Seven states have no fossils to be found, while only two have more than 1,000.
#46. Kentucky (tie)
#46. New Hampshire (tie)
#46. Rhode Island (tie)
#46. Vermont (tie)
#46. Wisconsin (tie)
#45. West Virginia
#44. Minnesota
#43. Indiana
#42. New York
#41. Iowa
#40. Missouri
#39. Louisiana
#38. Michigan
#37. Delaware
#36. Arkansas
#35. Mississippi
#34. Maine
#33. Nevada
#32. Washington
#31. Illinois
#30. South Carolina
#29. Tennessee
#28. Pennsylvania
#27. Ohio
#26. Georgia
#25. Kansas
#24. Nebraska
#23. Oklahoma
#22. Alabama
#21. Idaho
#20. Maryland
#19. Hawaii
#18. Connecticut
#17. Alaska
#16. New Jersey
#15. North Carolina
#14. Oregon
#13. South Dakota
#12. Arizona
#11. North Dakota
#10. Virginia
#9. Massachusetts
#8. Texas
#7. Colorado
#6. Utah
#5. Florida
#4. New Mexico
#3. Montana
#2. Wyoming
#1. California
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