Pennsylvania SB829 designates the Hynerpeton bassetti as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania and repeals a prior act.

Pennsylvania SB829 designates the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod and early four-limbed vertebrate, as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania. This fossil, unique to the state and discovered in 1993 at the Red Hill fossil site near Hyner, Pennsylvania, is thought to have powerful muscles aiding in walking and swimming. The bill aims to promote appreciation, education, and study of fossils within the Commonwealth. Additionally, the act repeals a prior act related to the designation of state fossils.

Pennsylvania SB829 designates the Hynerpeton bassetti as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania and repeals a prior act.

Pennsylvania SB829 designates the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod and early four-limbed vertebrate, as the official State fossil of Pennsylvania. This fossil, unique to the state and discovered in 1993 at the Red Hill fossil site near Hyner, Pennsylvania, is thought to have powerful muscles aiding in walking and swimming. The bill aims to promote appreciation, education, and study of fossils within the Commonwealth. Additionally, the act repeals a prior act related to the designation of state fossils.