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Notable Facts


WYOMING STATE BIRD

The Meadowlark (Sturnella magna neglecta) was designated as the State Bird by an act of the nineteenth legislature, on February 5, 1927.


WYOMING STATE SONG

The march song entitled “Wyoming,” written by C.E. Winter, and set to music by G.E. Knapp was adopted by act of the thirty-third legislature in 1955 as the Official Song of Wyoming.


WYOMING STATE STONE

Jade was adopted by an act of the thirty-ninth legislature in 1967 as the Official Gemstone of Wyoming.


WYOMING STATE MAMMAL

The Bison, more commonly called the buffalo, was adopted by an act of the forty-eighth legislature in 1985.


WYOMING STATE FISH

The Salmo Clarki, commonly known as the cutthroat trout, adopted by the 49th Legislature in 1987.


WYOMING STATE FOSSIL

The fossilized fish Knightia, adopted by the 49th Legislature in 1987.


WYOMING STATE REPTILE

The Eastern Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre (Girad)) commonly known as the horned toad, is the State Reptile of Wyoming, adopted by the 52nd Legislature in 1993.

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