†Platyspondylus Haug 1905 (sawfish)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Niger (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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