Xiphactinus

Xiphactinus

Zif-ack-tih-nus
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Name meaning: Sword Ray

Time Period: Coniacian to Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) 100.5-66 Mya

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

Taxonomy: Actinopterygii-Osteoglossomorpha-Ichthyodectiformes-Ichthyodectidae-Ichthyodectinae

Subspecies: X. audax X. vetus

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Ark Survival Evolved

Hesperornis & Xiphactinus feeding frenzy - [Prehistoric Planet] season 2