Xiphactinus vetus Leidy 1856

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Alternative combination: Polygonodon vetus

Synonyms: Erisichthe angulatus Cope 1872, Polygonodon rectus Leidy 1858, Portheus angulatus Cope 1872, Protosphyraena angulata Cope 1872

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notices of remains of extinct vertebrated animals of New Jersey, collected by Prof. Cook of the State Geological Survey under the direction of Dr. W. Kitchell. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:220-221

Belongs to Xiphactinus according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019

See also Cope 1873, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Leidy 1856, Miller 1967, Schwimmer et al. 1997 and Shimada et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Xiphactinus audax

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (9: New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.