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Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Propristis is an extinct genus of sawfish that lived from the Eocene to the Miocene. It contains two valid species, P. schweinfurthi and P. mayumbensis. It has been found in Egypt,[1][3][4][6] Cabinda,[2] Morocco,[7] Qatar,[8] Spain,[9] the United Kingdom,[10] and the United States.[11] Isolated rostral denticles are the most common remains, but rostra have also been found.[1][4][6][9]
Propristis Temporal range: | |
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Rostrum of P. schweinfurthi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Pristidae |
Genus: | †Propristis Dames, 1883[1] |
Type species | |
†Propristis schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 | |
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