Pennsylvania HB1554 designates the Hynerpeton bassetti as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania HB1554 establishes the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod and early four-limbed vertebrate, as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania. This fossil, unique to the Commonwealth, was discovered in 1993 at the Red Hill fossil site near Hyner. The bill aims to promote appreciation, education, and study of fossils in Pennsylvania. It also repeals a previous act.
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