†Xiphactinus vetus

(Leidy, 1856)

Taxonavigation: Ichthyodectiformes Überreich: Eukaryota Reich: Animalia Stamm (Phylum): Chordata Klade/Unterstamm (Clade/Subphylum): Craniata Unterstamm (Subphylum): Vertebrata Infrastamm (Infraphylum): Gnathostomata Megaklasse/Überklasse: Osteichthyes Überklasse/Klasse: Actinopterygii Klasse/Infraklasse: Actinopteri Unterklasse: Neopterygii Infraklasse: Teleostei Megakohorte: Osteoglossocephalai Überkohorte: Osteoglossocephala Kohorte/Überordnung: Osteoglossomorpha Ordnung: †Ichthyodectiformes Familie: †Ichthyodectidae Gattung: †Xiphactinus Synonyme †Polygonodon vetus Leidy, 1856 †Polygonodon rectus Emmons, 1858 †Portheus angulatus Cope, 1872

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Literatur

• Leidy, J. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct vertebrated animals of New Jersey, collected by Prof. Cook of the State Geological Survey under the direction of Dr. W. Kitchell. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 8: 220–221. Zitatseite [: 221, !! als †Polygonodon vetus]
• Emmons, E. 1858. Report of the geological survey of the eastern counties with the descriptions of fossils of the marl beds. North Carolina Geological Survey, 213–244. Zitatseite [: 218, 219, !! als †Polygonodon rectus u. †Mossasaurus rectus]
• Cope, E.D. 1872. On the families of fishes of the Cretaceous Formation of Kansas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 12: 327-357. Zitatseite [: 337, 338, !! als †Portheus angulatus]
• Kerr, W.C. 1875. Synopsis of the Vertebrata whose remains have been preserved in the Formations of North Carolina. Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina, 1, Appendix B, p. 32. Zitatseite [: 32, als †Portheus angulatus]
• Miller, H. 1967. Cretaceous vertebrates from Thoebus Landing, North Carolina. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, 119: 219–235. Zitatseite [: 229, als †Polygonodon rectus]
• Schwimmer, D.R. 1981. A distinctive Upper Cretaceous fauna 3-4 meters below the Blufftown-Cusseta contact in the Chattahoochee Valley. Pp. 79–85 in Reinhardt, J. & Gibson, P.G.(eds.): Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary geology of the Chattahoochee River valley, western Georgia and eastern Alabama. Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, 16th Annual Field Trip, 88 pp.[: 84, pl. 10, fig. 7, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Schwimmer, D.R. 1986. A distinctive biofaces in a downdip exposure, Blufftown Formation, Stewart County, Georgia. Pp. 19–28 in Reinhardt, J. (ed.): Upper Cretaceous strata of the lower Chattahoochee Valley. SEPM Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Field trip guidebook 3. Zitatseite [: 115, pl. 1, figs H, I, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Lauginiger, E.M. 1986. An Upper Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage from Big Brook, New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3: 53–61. Zitatseite [: 55, 56, als †Xiphactinus sp.]
• Gallagher, W.B., Parris, D.C. & Spamer, E.E. 1986. Paleontology, biostratigraphy, and depositional environments of the Cretaceous-Tertiary transition in the New Jersey Coastal Plain. The Mosasaur, 3: 1–35. Zitatseite [: 31, z.T. als †Xiphactinus sp.; :25, z.T. als †Xiphactinus cf. audax]
• Robb, A.J. 1989. The Upper Cretaceous (Campanian, Black Creek Formation) fossil fish fauna of Phoebus Landing, Bladen County, North Carolina. The Mosasaur, 4: 75–92. Zitatseite [: 77, 82, 83, fig. 20, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Case, G.R. & Schwimmer, D.R. 1988. Late Cretaceous fish from the Blufftown Formation (Campanian) in western Georgia. Journal of Paleontology, 62: 290–301. Zitatseite [: 300, fig. 6.29, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Manning, E. & Dockery, D. 1992. A guide to the Frankstown vertebrate fossil locality (Upper Cretaceous, Prentiss County, Mississippi). Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, Circular, 4: 43. Zitatseite [: 12, 13, fig. 5, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Schwimmer, D.R., Stewart, J.D. & Williams, G.D. 1992. Late Cretaceous Xiphactinus fossils in eastern United States are not necessarily X. audax. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 12 (Supplement to 3): 51A. Zitatseite [: 51A, als †Xiphactinus angulatus]
• Gallagher, W.B. 1993. The Cretaceous/Tertiary mass extinction event in the northern Atlantic coastal plain. The Mosasaur, 5: 75–154. Zitatseite [: 100, 111, als †Xiphactinus audax]
• Schwimmer, D.R., Stewart, J.D. & Williams, G.D. 1997. Xiphactinus vetus and the distribution of Xiphactinus species in the eastern United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 17: 610–615. Zitatseite [: 611, 612, figs. 2F–Y, 3G–L, als †Xiphactinus vetus]
• Hoganson, J.W., Erickson, J.M. & Holland, F.D., Jr. 2019. Chondrichthyan and osteichthyan paleofaunas from the Cretaceous (Late Maastrichtian) Fox Hills Formation of North Dakota, USA: Paleoecology, paleogeography, and extinction. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 398: 1–94. (doi) Zitatseite [: 53, figs 12.4–12.6, als †Xiphactinus vetus]