†Propristis (sawfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Synonym: Amblypristis Dames 1888
Parent taxon: Pristidae according to S. Adnet et al. 2020
See also Andrews 1906, Cappetta 1987, Case 1981, Ebersole et al. 2019, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002, White 1926 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Aktaua, Anoxypristis, Ganopristinae, Oxypristis, Peyeria, Platyspondylus, Pristinae, Pristis
Subtaxa: Propristis schweinfurthi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (12 collections), Nigeria (2), Togo (1), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (7: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia), Western Sahara (3)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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