Xiphiorhynchus

Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct, prehistoric swordfish that lived from the Eocene until the Oligocene. It is closely related to the modern-day swordfish.

 Description 
Xiphiorhynchus resembled a swordfish. However, there's one minor difference. Its upper and lower jaws were extended to look like the point of a sword.

 Lifestyle 
Xiphiorhynchus probably spent time in coastal areas of tropical seas. There are specimens of X. priscus and the holotype of X. kimbalocki.

 Type species 
The type species is Xiphiorhynchus elegans.

 The fossils 
Xiphiorhynchus is known from incomplete fossils.

 Related pages 

 Istiophoriformes

 References 

 Xiphiorhynchus  at Fossilworks.org.

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Eocene