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Specimen #: F.04.01.20
Collection: Ostiechthyes > Xiphactinus, Fish
Status: stored
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Description
Vertebrae, Fins, Scales
Measurements (6.1 x 1.5 x 29.4 cm)
Rough measurements were made using a hand held ruler, not a set of calipers. The above rough measurements pertain only to the largest Fin Element associated with this specimen.
Details
| Common Name: | Xiphactinus, Fish |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Order: | Ichthyodectiformes |
| Family: | Ichthyodectidae |
| Genus: | Xiphactinus |
| Species: | sp. |
| Geo Period: | Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Campanian |
| Formation: | Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Pembina |
| Current Location: | Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Anita-Maria Janzic |
Current Condition
Unknown