Oklahoma 46th State
THE NAME:
Oklahoma is a word that was made up by the native American
missionary He combined two Choctaw words, "ukla" meaning person and "humá" meaning red to form the word that first appears
in a 1866 Choctaw treaty. Oklahoma means "red person."
State Capitol: Oklahoma City
Major Industries: Farming (Wheat, Cattle) oil,
natural gas, Transportation equipment, machinery, electric products,
rubber and plastic products, food processing. • Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation in the
production of all wheat, fourth in cattle and calf production, fifth in the production of pecans, sixth in peanuts and eighth
in peaches.
State Nickname - Sooner State
State Motto - "Labor omnia vincit" - Labor Conquers
All Things
State Song - "Oklahoma!"
Dinosaur Fossils Found in Oklahoma-Acrocanthosaurus,
Apatosaurus, Epanterias, Pleurocoelus, Sauroposeidon, Tenontosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus- Acrocanthosaurus was a large,
meat-eating dinosaur. Acrocanthosaurus means "high-spined lizard." No one knows what color this, or any dinosaur, was. When
it Lived: Acrocanthosaurus lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 115-105 million years ago. Fossils: Acrocanthosaurus
fossils have been found in Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah (in the USA).
Many fossilized tracks have also been found .APATOSAURUS-The "Deceptive Lizard"A Harmless Giant-Apatosaurus lived during the
late Jurassic Period, about 157-146 million years ago. EPANTERIAS
(pronounced ee-pan-TEER-ee-as )was a huge meat-eating
dinosaur from the late Jurassic period. PLEUROCOELUS(pronounced PLOOR-oh-SEEL-us ) lived during the early Cretaceous period,
about 131-119 million years ago. This plant-eater had a long neck, long tail, bulky body, and a small, narrow head. Sauroposeidon,
a huge, long-necked sauropod, was recently found in Oklahoma, USA. It may be the biggest dinosaur yet found. The name Sauroposeidon means "Lizard
Earthquake God," because this behemoth probably shook the ground when it walked. giant plant-eater. TENONTOSAURUS
(pronounced ten-ONT-oh-SAWR-us) Tenontosaurus
(meaning "sinew lizard") was a very large (24 feet long and about 500 kg or 1 ton in weight) hypilophodontid that lived in
prehistoric swamps.State Bird-Flycatcher. State Game Bird-Wild turkey. State Animal- buffaloState Game Mammal-White-tail deer State
Furbearer-Raccoon. State Insect-Honeybee State Wildflower-Indian
Blanket. State Beverage-Milk. State Percussive Musical Instrument-Drum.
State Colors -Green and white. State Dance -Square dance
More than 50 languages are spoken in the state
of Oklahoma. There are 55 distinct Indian tribes that make
the state their home, and each of these tribes has its own language. The colorful history of the state includes Indians, cowboys,
battles, oil discoveries, dust storms, settlements initiated by offers of free land, and forced resettlements of entire tribes. Oklahoma's Indian heritage is honored
in its official state seal and flag. At the center of the seal is a star, and within each of the five arms of the star are
symbols representing each of the five tribes (the "Five Civilized Tribes") that were forcefully resettled into the territory
of Oklahoma. The tribes depicted on the seal are the Creeks, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Cherokee, and the Seminoles.
The aerosol can was invented ,the parking meter;
and the shopping cart . Still today cowboy and Indians, reside in oklahoma.
