The Fierce Predator "Xiphactinus" in Big Bend's Fossil Discovery Exhibit
Xiphactinus (Zih-FACK-tih-nuss) lived around 90 million years ago and grew to be 18 feet (6m) long. With its sharp teeth and hulking size, this fish was a voracious predator. One fossilized skeleton from Kansas had a six-foot (two-meter) fish fossilized inside it! That Xiphactinus may have choked to death on its struggling prey.
Fossil teeth and skull parts were found at Big Bend in rocks from the Boquillas Formation,
The Fierce Predator "Xiphactinus" in Big Bend's Fossil Discovery Exhibit
Xiphactinus (Zih-FACK-tih-nuss) lived around 90 million years ago and grew to be 18 feet (6m) long. With its sharp teeth and hulking size, this fish was a voracious predator. One fossilized skeleton from Kansas had a six-foot (two-meter) fish fossilized inside it! That Xiphactinus may have choked to death on its struggling prey.
Fossil teeth and skull parts were found at Big Bend in rocks from the Boquillas Formation,