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(DSM #CH9) Zygorhiza kochii along with Basilosaurus cetoides is the other ancient toothed whale that serves as state fossil of Mississippi.

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(DSM# CH507) Unidentied fish scales. Possibly preserved in a coprolite (preserved poop).

(uncatalogued) This is the lower jaw fragment of a Mosasaur-like creature.

This drawing will help you learn the different parts of a Trilobite. Trilobites are most can be preserved whole or as single portions of the cephalon thorax or pygidium. Trilobites were arthropods that molted as they grew so not every trilobite…

(DSM #10716) This Mosasar shoulder blade shows signs of being scavenged by shark after death. This indicates that the creature was on the sea floor for a while after it died.

(unnumbered) Coprolites are trace fossils that can tell us a lot about the diet and physiology of a creature.

(DSM #EC74) These worm burrows show the tunnelling behavior of one species of marine worms.