RCW 1.20.042State fossil.The Columbian mammoth of North America, Mammuthus columbi, is hereby designated as the official fossil of the state of Washington.[ 1998 c 129 s 2.]NOTES:Legislative recognition—1998 c 129: 'The legislature recognizes that the large, hairy prehistoric elephants of the extinct genus Mammuthus roamed the North American continent, including the Pacific Northwest, during the Pleistocene epoch (ice ages).' [ 1998 c 129 s 1.]
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