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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Quercus sp. Oak leaf
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Plant leaf with insect damage
(unnumbered) Plant fossils can be extremely useful in studies to determine past climates. They can also be used to better understand the relationships between plants and insects.
Petrified Wood
(DSM# 10769) Mississippi is home to the largest deposits of petrified wood east of the Mississippi.
Petrified Wood
(DSM# 10768) Mississippi is home to the largest deposits of petrified wood east of the Mississippi.
Monocot leaf (partial) Grass-like flowering plant
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Fagaceae - Beech leaf
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Basilosaurus cetoides (Owen 1839) Toothed whale vertebra
(unnumbered) The state fossil of Mississippi is the 'toothed whale". Basilosaurus cetoides is one of the two species of toothed whale found in the state, the other being Zygorhiza kochii.