Fun Xiphactinus Facts For Kids
Xiphactinus (Xiphactinus audax) means ‘sword ray’ in Greek and belonged to the phylum Chordata, class Actinopterygii, order Chthyodectiformes, and subfamily Chthyodectinae. They were large bony fishes but were no less than sea monsters. They were 15-20 ft (4.57-6.09 m) long and used to inhabit the areas of the western interior sea which is present-day North America and they lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Their body features and appearances resembled a lot to the Gargantuan, which was a fanged tarpon....