Isotelus, a genus of extinct marine arthropod of the class Trilobita, that lived in the seas that covered Ohio during the Ordovician period, about four hundred forty million years ago, and represented by the largest known complete trilobite, collected at Huffman dam in Montgomery county, is hereby adopted as the official invertebrate fossil of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.071
State invertebrate fossil
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio v. Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (2000)
Most recently applied in American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio v. Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (April 2000)
Effective: September 19, 1985; Latest Legislation: House Bill 145 - 116th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.