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Sign in to saveXiphactinus (from Latin and Greek for "sword-ray") is an extinct genus of large predatory marine ray-finned fish that lived during the late Albian to the late Maastrichtian. The genus grew up to in length, and superficially resembled a gargantuan, fanged tarpon. It is a member of the extinct order Ichthyodectiformes, which represent close relatives of modern teleosts.
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- sword
- Image
- XiphactinusDB.jpg
- Length
- 5.1
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Xiphactinus
- taxon name
- Xiphactinus
- name in kana
- クシファクティヌス
- start time
- 112000000-
- end time
- 66000000-0
- location of discovery
- Australia
- time period
- Cretaceous
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