A Bite to the Throat: A Probable Xiphactinus Attack on a Polycotylus From the Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk of Alabama, U.S.A.

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This list records new taxa of fossil fish that were announced or described in 2026. Other peer-reviewed publications on discoveries related to fish paleontology which…

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