†Ikamauius ensiler Davis 1888 (saw shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Alternative combination: Trygon ensifer
Full reference: J. W. Davis. 1888. On fossil-fish remains from the Tertiary and Cretaceo-Tertiary formations of New Zealand. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 4:1-48
Belongs to Ikamauius according to I. W. Keyes 1979
See also Chapman 1918 and Davis 1888
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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