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Xiphactinus Audax Skull
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre2022
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Morden, Canada
Pictured here is the skull of a Xiphactinus audax. At up to 6 meters long and with a bulldog-like face full of sharp teeth, Xiphactinus was one of the most fearsome creatures of the Western Interior Seaway.
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Details
- Title: Xiphactinus Audax Skull
- Creator: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
- Date Created: 2022
- Location: Canada/Manitoba/Manitoba Escarpment/Collins, 10
- Physical Dimensions: 5.4cm x 6.5cm x 32cm
- External Link: Safe at Home MB Interactive Collections Management System
- Taxonomy: Animalia/Chordata/Osteichthyes/Ichthyodectiformes/Ichthyodectidae/Xiphactinus audax
- Geology: Pierre Shale/Pembina Member
- Geologic Period: Late Cretaceous (80-83 mya)
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