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Xiphactinus sp.

Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Yale Peabody Museum · 2016 · Vertebrate Paleontology specimen photograph (FossilSpecimen)

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Geological context: Cretaceous, Niobrara Fm. Collection locality: Rooks County, Kansas, USA. Collected by B. F. Mudge & party (Yale 1874 Kansas Expedition), B. F. Mudge & party (Yale 1874 Kansas Expedition), 1874. 49 complete vertebrae, posterior skull, skull fragments, pectoral fin fragments.; VP number 42471; lot count 1; accn=YPM.00614.

Yale Peabody Museum’s own description

Subjects

Vertebrate Paleontology FossilSpecimen Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Ichthyodectiformes Ichthyodectidae Xiphactinus ray-finned fishes vertebrates chordates animals

Credit lineXiphactinus sp. (YPM VP 042471). Photograph by Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Yale Peabody Museum. Yale Peabody Museum, Vertebrate Paleontology. CC0.

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