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Zygorhiza kochii is the state fossil of [[Mississippi]]. The mounted specimen in the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in [[Jackson, MS|Jackson]] is commonly referred to as "Ziggy". |
''Zygorhiza kochii'' is the state fossil of [[Mississippi]]. The mounted specimen in the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in [[Jackson, MS|Jackson]] is commonly referred to as "Ziggy". |
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| Zygorhiza Temporal range: Late Eocene
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| Genus: | Zygorhiza True, 1908
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| Species: | Z. kochii
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| Zygorhiza kochii Kellogg, 1936
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Zygorhiza kochii ("Koch's Yoke-Root") is an extinct species of cetacean.
Zygorhiza was a smaller, less elongated, 6 m (20 foot) long relative of the famous Basilosaurus. Zygorhiza had flippers which could, unlike in modern cetaceans, be moved at the elbow. Its hind limbs were rudimentary. Zygorhiza's one-metre (3-foot) skull had fearsome jaws with deadly teeth. Unlike modern cetaceans, Zygorhiza had a neck consisting of seven vertebrae.
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Zygorhiza kochii is the state fossil of Mississippi. The mounted specimen in the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson is commonly referred to as "Ziggy".
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