Xiphactinus

Name meaning: Sword Ray

Time Period: Coniacian through to the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous)

Locations: Alabama/Georgia/Kansas/Europe/Australia/Canada

Taxonomy: Actinopterygii-Osteoglossomorpha-Ichthyodectiformes-Ichthyodectidae-Ichthyodectinae

Subspecies: X. audax X. vetus