MS State Symbols
Symbols for Mississippi: Geological and Archaeological Symbols
By Nora Kirkeby
Jul 31, 2006, 17:13 PST

Mississippi State Fossil
You’ll learn all about the Mississippi state fossil, the prehistoric whale. This site studies two prehistoric whale species: Basilosaurus and Zygorhiza. Learn more here.
Source: State Fossils

Petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, USA Photo by by Daniel Schwen Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Mississippi State Fossil (Zygorhiza kochii)
This site explores the Zygorhiza with more depth. It explains how it's different from Basilosaurus. More importantly, it explores possible ancient predators, Zygorhiza's possibility of echolocation ("seeing" with sound like bats).
Source: Geoworld

Mississippi State Stone
Mississippi is different than most states in that its state stone is a fossil. In 1976, Missippi made petrified wood their state stone. Learn about the strange scientific names used to identify fossilized woods, and more.
Source: State Fossils

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