Fossil of giant 70 million year-old fish (Xiphactinus) found in Argentina

[Oxytropidoceras]

Fossil of giant 70 million year-old fish found in Argentina (PhysOrg)

 

De Pasqua, J.J., Agnolin, F.L. and Bogan, S., 2020. First 

record of the ichthyodectiform fish Xiphactinus (Teleostei) 

from Patagonia, Argentina. Alcheringa: An Australasian

Journal of Palaeontology, pp.1-5. (Researchgate PDF)

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

[digit]

Pretty wild articulated specimen shown in the article link above. Looking at the paper, the actual finds from Argentina are much more meager--just a partial maxilla. Nice to extend the range of this "bulldog fish".

 

Xiphactinus was an incredibly scary creature from the Cretaceous and another great example of why SCUBA would not have caught on back then.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[RJB]

Very impressive!

 

RB