Xiphiorhynchus cf. X. Eocaenicus (Woodward, 1901), (Scombroidei: Xiphiidae: Xiphiorhynchinae) from the middle Eocene of Mississippi, the first Transatlantic distribution of a species of Xiphiorhynchus

• Main Authors: Fierstine, Harry L., Starnes, James E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2005
• Subjects: Biology; Woodward; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bio_fac/65; https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/context/bio_fac/article/1066/viewcontent/Xiphiorhynchus_cf_X_Eocaenicus_Woodward_Scombroidei.pdf

An anterior (distal) rostrum (MMNS 2957) from the Moodys Branch Formation (late middle Eocene). Tesheva Creek, Yazoo County, Mississippi, U.S.A., is described and identified as Xiphiorhynchus cf. X. eocaenicus. The specimen is compared to various species of Xiphiorhynchus, especially the holotype of...