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Specimen #: F.73.01.10
Collection: Osteichthyes > Fish, Xiphactinus
Status: stored
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Description
Complete Skeleton, Skull and Fin Fragments.
Measurements (6.5 x 5.4 x 32.0 cm)
Rough measurements were taken using a hand held ruler, not calipers. Rough measurements are provided for the dorsal fin only.
Details
| Common Name: | Fish, Xiphactinus |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| 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: | Dr. Elizabeth L. Nicholls, Henry Isaak, Don Bell |
Current Condition
Excellent