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Specimen #: F.00.03.00
Collection: Osteichthyes > Xiphactinus, Bulldog Tarpon
Status: stored
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Description
Vertebra - centrum
Measurements (7.0 x 6.9 x 4.5 cm)
Measurements are rough and taken wtih a ruler, not calipers. Measurements were taken iwth the specimen in anatomical position (dorso-ventral).
Details
| Common Name: | Xiphactinus, Bulldog Tarpon |
| Phylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Order: | Ichthyodectiformes |
| Family: | Ichthyodectidae |
| Genus: | Xiphactinus |
| Species: | audax |
| Geo Period: | Assume Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Assume Campanian |
| Formation: | Assume Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Assume Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Anita-Maria Janzic, Joseph Hatcher |
Current Condition
Good preservation, minor fractures, solid