PeachProof(@PeachProof23):America may be getting a new national symbol — and this one has been extinct for 66 million years. A House-passed bill would officially make Tyrannosaurus rex America’s national fossil dinosaur, while the American mastodon would become the national fossil mammal. Of all the things that could bring lawmakers together, apparently the answer was a 40-foot prehistoric predator with tiny arms. The National Fossil Act has now moved to the Senate as America approaches its 250th anniversary. The bald eagle has the skies. The bison has the plains. And now T. rex may be joining the national-symbol lineup. Turns out the secret to bipartisan agreement was buried underground for 66 million years.

2026.09.20 23:21

America may be getting a new national symbol — and this one has been extinct for 66 million years. A House-passed bill would officially make Tyrannosaurus rex America’s national fossil dinosaur, while the American mastodon would become the national fossil mammal. Of all the things that could bring lawmakers together, apparently the answer was a 40-foot prehistoric predator with tiny arms. The National Fossil Act has now moved to the Senate as America approaches its 250th anniversary. The bald eagle has the skies. The bison has the plains. And now T. rex may be joining the national-symbol lineup. Turns out the secret to bipartisan agreement was buried underground for 66 million years.