Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Onychopristis
Full reference: E. Stromer. 1917. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman) 4. Die Säge des Pristiden Onchopristis numidus Haug sp. und über die Sägen der Sägehaie. Abhandlungen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse 28(8):1-28
Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchidae according to K. Shimada and D. J. Martin 2008
See also Arambourg 1940, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1999, Chiplonkar and Ghare 1977, Cuny et al. 2004, Jordan 1963, Keyes 1977, Kriwet 1999, Suárez and Cappetta 2004, Tabaste 1963, Thurmond 1971 and Werner 1989
Sister taxa: Agaleorhynchus, Ankistrorhynchus, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Borodinopristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Dalpiazia, Ganopristis, Ischyrhiza, Libanopristis, Marckgrafia, Micropristis, Onchosaurus, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus
Subtaxa: Onchopristis dunklei Onchopristis numidus Onchopristis pharao
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of Mali (1 collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Mali (1)
• Cretaceous of Algeria (6), Brazil (1), Egypt (9), France (4), India (1), Libya (1), Morocco (7), New Zealand (2), Niger (1), Spain (1), Tunisia (1), United States (16: Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas)
Total: 52 collections including 53 occurrences
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