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Salt Dome Diagram
Diagram of Salt Dome in cross section
State Beverage: Milk
(MAFES) Chocolate Milk Container from the Mississippi State University Dairy
State Bird: Mimus polyglottus Mockingbird
(Biological Sciences Bird Collection) The mockingbird is the State Bird of Mississippi.
State Bird: Mimus polyglottus Mockingbird
The Mockingbird is the State Bird of Mississippi.
State Butterfly: Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail
(Mississippi Entomological Museum ) Pinned specimen of the State Butterfly, Spicebush Swallowtail.
State Fish: Micropterus salmoides Large Mouth Bass
The Largemouth Bass is the state Fish of Mississippi.
State Fish: Micropterus salmoides Large Mouth Bass
(Wildlife and Fisheries Comparative Collection) This largemouth bass has been preserved in alcohol so that it can be used for research and education. Ths type of preservation is called a "wet specimen".
State Flag of Mississippi
Red with a blue swath bordered by gold. A magnolia flower is in the center surrounded by 20 white stars. The top star is gold and split into five pieces to represent the indigenous people of the area.
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides Ancient Toothed Whale
Single vertebra of the ancient toothed whale, Basilosaurus, which could grow up to 65 feet long.