†Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Fierstine and Applegate 1974 (sword fish)
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Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Belongs to Xiphiorhynchus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2024
See also Fierstine 2006 and Fierstine and Stringer 2007
Sister taxa: Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus, Xiphiorhynchus courcelli, Xiphiorhynchus elegans, Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus, Xiphiorhynchus homalorhamphus, Xiphiorhynchus hungaricus, Xiphiorhynchus parvus, Xiphiorhynchus rotundus, Xiphiorhynchus rupeliensis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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