Fossils

Xiphactinus Audax

				Xiphactinus Audax Family: Vertebrates Length: of head 70 cm Timeline: Cretaceous Mesozoic eon  Age: 82 Million Years Origin: United States

The word Xiphactinus comes from the Greek and Latin words "Sword - Ray". This primitive fish is one of the largest known fossil fishes. It was an agressive predator in the ancient ocean and it grew to a length of 4.5-6m.

It lived in Late Cretaceous period

Age: 82 million years old.

Found in Niobrara Formation, Smoky Hill Chalk, Western Kansas - USA

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