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Xiphactinus
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Superorder |
Osteoglossomorpha |
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Subfamily |
Ichthyodectinae |
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Xiphactinus was a bony fish that lived in the seas
(including the Western Interior Sea that once covered much of North America)
during the
Cretaceous period.
Is
fossils
have been found in
Alabama,
Georgia
and
Kansas,
as well as in
Europe
and
Australia.
Xiphactinus grew up to 13 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) in length,
and is thought to have been a voracious predator.
A number of specimens have been found with undigested or partially digested
prey in their stomachs, including, most remarkably, a 13 feet (4 meter)
animal containing a 6 foot (1.8 meter) prey fish inside it.
Xiphactinus was a bony fish that lived during the Cretaceous period
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