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Ohio Rev. Code § 5.078

State fossil fish.

Ohio · Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays · Status: effective

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Ohio Rev. Code § 5.078, State fossil fish, Ohio, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1162390
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Dunkleosteus terrelli, a species of extinct arthrodire placoderm fish that lived in the seas that covered parts of Ohio during the Late Devonian period, about three hundred fifty-nine to three hundred eighty-two million years ago, is hereby adopted as the official fossil fish of the state.