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State Stone: Petrified Wood
(DSM #PL709) Mississippi has more petrified wood than any other state east of the Mississippi River.
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
Thick layers of silt from wind-blown glacial deposits, called loess, is the basis for our state soil. This map shows where the soil is found in Mississippi.
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
(Dunn-Seiler Museum: Uncatalogued) This jar contains a sample of the Natchez Silt Loam soil.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
Oysters grow in large groups, called beds.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
(DSM #M246) The Eastern Oyster is the state Shell of Mississippi
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
This image shows the full body of a living alligator
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
Alligator head preserved with skin.
State Land Mammal #2: Odocoileus virginianus White Tailed Deer male skull (with antlers) and female skull
Here you can see two skulls, one male and one female, of the White Tailed Deer. Deer are common across North America and Central America.
State Land Mammal #2: Odocoileus virginianus White Tailed Deer
The White Tailed Deer is the second of two State Land Mammals of Mississippi.
State Land Mammal #1: Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Skull and jaw
(Wildlife and Fisheries Comparative Collection) This skull and jaw of the red fox is missing many of its teeth.