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State Water Fowl: Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Male Wood Duck
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides Ancient Toothed Whale
Single vertebra of the ancient toothed whale, Basilosaurus, which could grow up to 65 feet long.
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides Ancient Toothed Whale
Artists rendition of what the Basilosaurs might have looked like. Scientists think that this drawing is not accurate because the teeth would not have been showing as indicated here.
State Water Mammal: Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin
This Bottlenose dolphin skeleton was found by Vet School students and donated to the school for use in the anatomy lab.
State Water Mammal: Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin
Image of Bottlenose dolphins swimming and jumping in the ocean.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
(DSM #M246) The Eastern Oyster is the state Shell of Mississippi
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
Oysters grow in large groups, called beds.
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
Alligator head preserved with skin.
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
This image shows the full body of a living alligator
Former State Song of Mississippi - 45 record
(Templeton Museum) This 45 record was given away to visitors to the State Capitol when Governor Ross Barnett was in office.