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Xiphactinus sp.

Maya Juman · 2018 · Vertebrate Paleontology specimen photograph (FossilSpecimen)

From the collection of Yale Peabody Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Geological context: Cretaceous, Niobrara Fm. Collection locality: Wallace County, Kansas, USA. Collected by Harry A. Brous, B. F. Mudge & party (Yale 1875 Kansas Expedition), 1875. Vertebrae, skull fragments, fin rays, premaxilla, dentaries.; VP number 42609; lot count 1; accn=YPM.00780.

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 042609). Photograph by Maya Juman. Yale Peabody Museum, Vertebrate Paleontology. CC0.

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