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Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish. It is a member of the Xiphiidae, commonly known as swordfish or broadbills. Unlike the modern swordfish, both its upper and lower jaws were extended into blade-like rostrums.
Distribution
Fossils of Xiphiorhynchus have been found in:[1]
- Eocene
- La Meseta Formation, Antarctica
- London Clay, Selsey and Elmore Formations, England
- Yazoo Formation, Louisiana
- Moodys Branch Formation, Mississippi
- Castle Hayne Formation, North Carolina
- Oligocene
- Miocene
- Raz-el-Ain Formation, Algeria
- Pisco Formation, Peru
See also
References
- ^ Xiphiorhynchus at Fossilworks.org
External links
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Categories:
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
- Ypresian genus first appearances
- Miocene extinctions
- Prehistoric fish of Africa
- Neogene Africa
- Fossils of Algeria
- Prehistoric fish of Antarctica
- Paleogene Antarctica
- Fossils of Antarctica
- Prehistoric fish of Europe
- Paleogene United Kingdom
- Fossils of England
- Prehistoric fish of North America
- Paleogene United States
- Fossils of Louisiana
- Fossils of Mississippi
- Fossils of North Carolina
- Fossils of South Carolina
- Prehistoric fish of South America
- Neogene Peru
- Fossils of Peru
- Fossil taxa described in 1871
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- Antarctica stubs
- United States stubs
- England stubs