†Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897 (sawfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Synonym: Amblypristis cheops Dames 1888
Belongs to Propristis according to E. Dartevelle and E. Casier 1943
See also Adnet et al. 2020, Andrews 1906, Cappetta 1987, Case 1981, Ebersole et al. 2019 and White 1926
Sister taxon: Propristis mayumbensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Angola (1 collection), Egypt (9), Nigeria (2), Togo (1), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (7: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia), Western Sahara (4)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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