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Xiphiorhynchus

Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric swordfish that lived from the Eocene until the Miocene. Unlike the modern swordfish, both the upper and lower jaws of Xiphiorhynchus were extended into blade-like points. Fossils of Xiphiorhynchus have been found in:

[ "Rostrum", "Billfish" ]
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