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Chordata
Actinopterygii
Ichthyodectiformes
Ichthyodectidae
Xiphactinus
Xiphactinus vetus
Xiphactinus vetus
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Ichthyodectiformes
Family:
Ichthyodectidae
Genus:
Xiphactinus
Species:
Xiphactinus vetus
Leidy, 1856
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Geological Range
Santonian to Maastrichtian
Paleogeographic Distribution
Alabama to North Dakota
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Maastrichtian
Fox Hills Formation (ND)
Santonian
Niobrara Formation (Smoky Hill) (KS)
Unknown Stage
Bladen Formation (NC)
Xiphactinus vetus
from the Maastrichtian Fox Hills Fm. of North Dakota. Image is derived from Hoganson et al. (2019; Bulletins of American Paleontology No. 398) and is used here with permission of the Paleontological Research Institution, which retains the copyright.
Stratigraphic position unknown