Xiphiorhynchoides

Xiphiorhynchoides
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: †Xiphiorhynchidae
Genus: †Xiphiorhynchoides
Fierstine & Pfeil, 2009
Type species
†Xiphiorhynchoides haeringensis
Fierstine & Pfeil, 2009

Xiphiorhynchoides is an extinct genus of swordfish from the Oligocene of Austria. Its fossils have been found in the Paisslberg Formation in Tyrol, which is thought to represent a deepwater environment close to the shore. It is the best preserved member of the Xiphiorhynchinae and known from a single species: X. haeringensis. The name derives from the town of Bad Häring.

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