The state dinosaur of Texas is (was?) the Pleurocoelus.
The following dinosaur (and near-dinosaur) fossils have been found in Texas:
Acrocanthosaurus, Alamosaurus, Brontopodus, Camptosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Coelophysis, Deinonychus, Dimetrodon, Edmontosaurus, Hypsilophodon, Iguanodon, Kritosaurus, Megatherium, Ornithomimus, Panoplosaurus, Pawpawsaurus, Pleurocoelus, Protohadros byrdi, Quetzalcoatlus, Shuvosaurus, Stegoceras, Technosaurus, Tenontosaurus, Texascetes, Torosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex .
Comment: There's a really cool fossil park near Glen Rose, which is unfortunately in close proximity to a nuclear power plant.
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I remember the Alamosaurus!
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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