Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Fierstine and Applegate 1974 (sword fish)

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

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