Act of Dec. 5, 1988, named the Phacops rana as Pennsylvania’s official fossil. The Act reads, “Phacops rana is a specific type of trilobite, a small sea creature.

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker says she will soon propose a bill that would change Pennsylvania’s state fossil. The Pennsylvania State fossil is currently a type of trilobite called Phacops rana.

Pennsylvania students push to change state fossil to Hynerpeton Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by Bucktail Area High School in Renovo to learn more about their efforts. To stream WNEP on ...

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker says she will soon propose a bill that would change Pennsylvania’s state fossil. The Pennsylvania State fossil is currently a type of trilobite called Phacops rana.