Basilosaurus cetoides (Owen 1839) Toothed whale vertebra
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Alternative Title
Single Vertebra from toothed whale
Description
(unnumbered) The state fossil of Mississippi is the 'toothed whale". Basilosaurus cetoides is one of the two species of toothed whale found in the state, the other being Zygorhiza kochii.
Date Created
34 million years
Temporal Coverage
Late Eocene
Type
PhysicalObject
Source
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license
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Citation
“Basilosaurus cetoides (Owen 1839) Toothed whale vertebra,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed April 19, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1624.
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