Onchopristis numidus Haug 1905 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Gigantichthys numidus

Full reference: E. Haug. 1905. VIII. Paléontologie [VIII. Paleontology]. Documents Scientifiques de la Mission Saharienne. Mission Foureau-Lamy 2:751-832

Belongs to Onchopristis according to C. Werner 1989

See also Cappetta 1987, Haug 1905, Stromer 1917, Suárez and Cappetta 2004 and Tabaste 1963

Sister taxa: Onchopristis dunklei, Onchopristis pharao

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene to Eocene of Mali (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Algeria (6), Egypt (9), Mali (1), Morocco (4), Niger (1)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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