Xiphiorhynchus

Summary

Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric swordfish that lived from the Eocene until the Oligocene.[1] Unlike the modern swordfish, both the upper and lower jaws of Xiphiorhynchus were extended into blade-like points.

Xiphiorhynchus
Temporal range: Eocene–Oligocene
Artist's restoration of X. rotundus
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Xiphiorhynchus

Van Beneden 1871
Species
  • X. elegans Van Beneden 1871 (type)
  • X. eocaenicus Woodward 1901
  • X. parvus Casier 1966
  • X. priscus Agassiz 1833
  • X. rotundus Monsch et al. 2005

Distribution edit

Fossils of Xiphiorhynchus have been found in:[2]

Eocene
Oligocene

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Fierstine, Harry L. (2006). "Fossil History of Billfishes (Xiphioidei)". Bulletin of Marine Science.
  2. ^ Xiphiorhynchus at Fossilworks.org

External links edit

  • Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database