Xiphiorhynchus
Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct, prehistoric swordfish that lived from the Eocene until the Oligocene. It is closely related to the modern-day swordfish.
Description
Xiphiorhynchus resembled a swordfish. However, there's one minor difference. Its upper and lower jaws were extended to look like the point of a sword.
Lifestyle
Xiphiorhynchus probably spent time in coastal areas of tropical seas. There are specimens of X. priscus and the holotype of X. kimbalocki.
Type species
The type species is Xiphiorhynchus elegans.
The fossils
Xiphiorhynchus is known from incomplete fossils.
Related pages
References
- Xiphiorhynchus at Fossilworks.org.
Other websites
- Xiphiorhynchus on English Wikipedia