A New Specimen of Xiphiorhynchus sp. cf. aegyptiacus (Istiophoriformes, Xiphioidei, Xiphiidae) and Billfish Diversity in the Oligocene of South Carolina
A partial billfish rostrum from the Chandler Bridge Formation (Early Chattian, Oligocene) near Ladson, South Carolina, U.S.A., is described and identified as Xiphiorhynchus sp. cf. aegyptiacus. The angle of taper, depth to width ratio of the cross section, and other morphological features (includin...
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University of Alberta Libraries
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29367 |