Prehistoric Whales

Mississippi State Fossil

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Basilosaurus cetoides fossil

Basilosaurus cetoides fossil at the Alabama museum of natural history; photo by Michael Dressler on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Prehistoric Whales

Mississippi designated prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) as the official state fossil in 1981.

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Images

Basilosaurus cetoides fossil at the Alabama museum of natural history; photo by Michael Dressler on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Prehistoric whale Basilosaurus cetoides fossil

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basilosaurus, extinct animal