Savage Ancient Seas® Xiphactinus
Home Major Specimens Cabinets Kiosks Merchandise Booking Video & CD Contact Info	For 125 years, these vicious denizens of the world’s oceans were displayed as two-dimensional wall mounts. Many years of collecting and study went into the creation of this most spectacular giant carnivorous fish skeleton. Cast from a complete, disarticulated specimen, the world’s only free standing, three-dimensional copies of Xiphactinus are major Savage Ancient Seas®  specimens. Available in both 12.5 (3.8 meters) and 17 foot (5.2 meter) specimens, they offer a dynamic exhibit when posed preying upon a school of pachyrhizodus. This stunning Xiphactinus flesh restoration brings this amazing creature to life! Created from our 12.5' (3.8 meters) three-dimensional skeleton, this life restoration will leave a lasting impression on your visitors! Specimen Label Content: Xiphactinus audax (ZIE FAK TIN US) Description: Ray finned FISH Specimen Location: Niobrara Chalk of northwestern Kansas. Name Means: "sword ray" after the large pectoral fins. The teeth of this fish, ideal for grasping and puncturing, tell us that Xiphactinus was a predator. Fossil specimens show these fish swallowed their prey whole, head first. Scientists believe that fish were swallowed head first to keep the fins and tail of the prey from expanding and choking the predator. cast View Label Return to Major Specimens