Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Full reference: A. Engelbrecht, T. Mörs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2017. A new sawshark, Pristiophorus laevis, from the Eocene of Antarctica with comments on Pristiophorus lanceolatus. Historical Biology 29(6):841-853
Belongs to Pristiophorus according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Pristiophorus cirratus, Pristiophorus humboldti, Pristiophorus japonicus, Pristiophorus lacipidinensis, Pristiophorus lanceolata, Pristiophorus lanceolatus, Pristiophorus lineatus, Pristiophorus napierensis, Pristiophorus nudipinnis, Pristiophorus pricei, Pristiophorus rupeliensis, Pristiophorus schroederi, Pristiophorus smithi, Pristiophorus striatus, Pristiophorus suevicus, Pristiophorus tumidens
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P. 16055, a tooth. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, Marsupial site, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (16 collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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