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Mississippi Coat of Arms
Blue shield with gold eagle in the center. The eagle holds a palm frond and arrows in its talons, and has a red, white, and blue shield on its breast. It says "Virtute et Armis" on a red banner beneath.
Map of North America during the Cretaceous showing the Western Interior Seaway and the Mississippi Embayment.
This map shows which parts of North America were inundated with water during the Cretaceous Period.
Fossilization: The How and Why of Fossil Formation
Thumbnail of Fossilization Video
Insect Fossils Video still image
Thumbnail for insect fossil video
State Stone: Petrified Wood
(DSM #PL709) Mississippi has more petrified wood than any other state east of the Mississippi River.
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides Ancient Toothed Whale
Single vertebra of the ancient toothed whale, Basilosaurus, which could grow up to 65 feet long.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
(DSM #M246) The Eastern Oyster is the state Shell of Mississippi
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
(Dunn-Seiler Museum: Uncatalogued) This jar contains a sample of the Natchez Silt Loam soil.
Two vials of Crude Oil
Two vials of Crude Oil from Mississippi Oil Fields
Lignite Coal
Lignite Coal from Choctaw County, Mississippi