Borodinopristis shannoni Case et al. 2012 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Full reference: G. R. Case, T. D. Cook, M. V. H. Wilson and P. D. Borodin. 2012. A new species of the sclerorhynchid sawfish Borodinopristis from the Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) of North Carolina, USA. Historical Biology 24:592-597

Belongs to Borodinopristis according to G. R. Case et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Borodinopristis schwimmeri

Type specimen: UALVP 53724, a set of teeth (rostral spine). Its type locality is Bladen County Landfill Annex [Tar Heel Fm.], which is in a Campanian/Campanian deltaic sandstone in the Tar Heel Formation of North Carolina.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bladen County Landfill Annex [Tar Heel Fm.]

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