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Baharipristis bastetiae

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Baharipristis bastetiae was named by Werner (1989). Its type specimen is TUB-SFB69-Vb-534, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gebel el Dist, Bahariya Oasis, which is in a Cenomanian marginal marine siliciclastic in the Bahariya Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Baharipristis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Baharipristis bastetiae Werner p. 53 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-3; pl 25, figs 1,2; pl 26, figs 1-4; pl 27, fig 1; pl 28, figs 1,2; pl 29, figs 1,2; p
2004Baharipristis bastetiae Suárez and Cappetta
2020Baharipristis bastetiae Mennad et al. p. 5 figs. 4E-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusBaharipristis
speciesbastetiae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Baharipristis bastetiae Werner 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria Baharipristis bastetiae (213622 213623 213624 213625)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Matruh) Baharipristis bastetiae (51747)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Baharipristis bastetiae (type locality: 214508)