Basilosaurus cetoides (Owen 1839) Toothed whale vertebra

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Single Vertebra from toothed whale

Description

(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.

Temporal Coverage

Late Eocene

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Date Created

34 million years

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Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Basilosaurus cetoides (Owen 1839) Toothed whale vertebra,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed August 26, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1624.

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