Xiphiorhynchus Version 2

Ebersole, Jun A.; Cicimurri, David J.; Stringer, Gary L.; Jacquemin, Stephen J.; Ciampaglio, Charles N.

Entry 4.067

Volume 4

Issue 67

Chapter 4: Paleogene Fishes of Alabama

Version 2

Osteichthyes

Istiophoriformes

Xiphiidae

Xiphiorhynchus

Cenozoic

Paleogene

https://doi.org/10.69737/GGLE1724

https://doi.org/10.69737/KJBA5631

https://doi.org/10.69737/WRMI2810

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