- Source: Xiphiorhynchus
Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric swordfish that lived from the Eocene until the Oligocene. Unlike the modern swordfish, both the upper and lower jaws of Xiphiorhynchus were extended into blade-like points.
Distribution
Fossils of Xiphiorhynchus have been found in:
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
Chandler Bridge Formation, South Carolina
See also
Prehistoric fish
List of prehistoric bony fish
References
External links
Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Xiphiorhynchus
- Xiphiorhynchoides
- Swordfish
- 2024 in paleoichthyology
- La Meseta Formation
- Castle Hayne Limestone
- Chandler Bridge Formation
- Fayyum (fossil deposit)
- Paleobiota of the London Clay
- List of prehistoric bony fish genera
