What is Xiphiorhynchus?
[[File:Xiphiorhynchus rotundus.jpg|thumb|Artist's reconstruction of ''X. rotundus'']] '''''Xiphiorhynchus''''' is an [[Extinction|extinct]], prehistoric [[swordfish]] that lived from the [[Eocene]] until the [[Oligocene]]. It is closely related to the modern-day [[swordfish]]. == Description == ''Xiphiorhynchus'' resembled a [[swordfish]]. However, there's one minor difference. Its upper and lower [[Jaw|jaws]] were extended to look like the point of a [[sword]]. == Lifestyle == ''Xiphiorhynchus'' probably spent time in coastal areas of tropical seas. There are specimens of ''X. priscus'' and the holotype of ''X. kimbalocki''. == Type species == The type species is '''''Xiphiorhynchus elegans'''''. == The fossils == ''Xiphiorhynchus'' is known from incomplete fossils. == Related pages == * [[Istiophoriformes]] == References == # <small>''[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=36237 Xiphiorhynchus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124101536/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=36237 |date=2024-01-24 }}'' at [[Fossilworks]].org.</small> [[Category:Extinct fish]] [[Category:Eocene]]