Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Belongs to Pristis according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Pristis acutidens, Pristis agassizi, Pristis amblodon, Pristis antiquorum, Pristis aquitanicus, Pristis atlanticus, Pristis attenuatus, Pristis bassani, Pristis brachyodon, Pristis brayi, Pristis caheni, Pristis contortus, Pristis cudmorei, Pristis curvidens, Pristis dubius, Pristis ensidens, Pristis fajumensis, Pristis hastingsiae, Pristis lanceolatus, Pristis lathami, Pristis malembeensis, Pristis olbrechtsi, Pristis pickeringi, Pristis pristis, Pristis propinquidens, Pristis prosulcatus, Pristis recurvidens, Eopristis reinachi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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