Platyspondylus Haug 1905 (sawfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Full reference: E. Haug. 1905. VIII. Paléontologie [VIII. Paleontology]. Documents Scientifiques de la Mission Saharienne. Mission Foureau-Lamy 2:751-832

Parent taxon: Pristidae according to N. Tabaste 1963

See also Cappetta 1987, Haug 1905 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Aktaua, Anoxypristis, Ganopristinae, Oxypristis, Peyeria, Pristinae, Pristis, Propristis

Subtaxa: Platyspondylus foureaui

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Niger (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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