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Anoxypristis
Taxonomy
Anoxypristis was named by White and Moy-Thomas (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 863,884]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pristidae by Cappetta (1987), Ebersole et al. (2019), Landini et al. (2019), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pristidae by Cappetta (1987), Ebersole et al. (2019), Landini et al. (2019), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1941 | Anoxypristis White and Moy-Thomas |
| 1987 | Anoxypristis Cappetta p. 156 |
| 2002 | Anoxypristis Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Anoxypristis Ebersole et al. p. 108 |
| 2019 | Anoxypristis Landini et al. p. 362 |
| 2025 | Anoxypristis Cicimurri et al. p. 53 |
| 2025 | Anoxypristis Maisch IV et al. p. 38 |
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G. Anoxypristis White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Anoxypristis cuspidata Latham 1794 [pointed sawfish]
†Anoxypristis mucrodens White 1926
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Invalid names: Pristis aethiopicus Dartevelle and Casier 1943 [synonym], Pristis hamatus White 1926 [synonym], Pristis imhoffi Leriche 1932 [synonym], Pristis priemi Leriche 1932 [synonym], Pristis wateleti Leriche 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 83.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma
Collections (51 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | A. sp. (128412) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Virginia) | A. macrodens, A. sp. (15595) | |
| Ypresian | Senegal | A. sp. (209379) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | A. sp. (81179 209524) | |
| Lutetian | Angola (Cabinda) | Pristis aethiopicus (83988) | |
| Lutetian | Angola | Pristis sp. (242407) | |
| Lutetian | Nigeria | Pristis mucrodens, Pristis hamatus (60711) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | A. mucrodens (13346) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | A. sp. (41989 41992 41994 41998) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Texas) | A. sp. (209370 209371) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Egypt | A. sp. (137537 137538) | |
| Middle Eocene | Uzbekistan | A. sp. (62573) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | A. sp. (81266) | |
| Bartonian | Nigeria | Pristis mucrodens, Pristis hamatus (32905) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Egypt | A. mucrodens (62468) | |
| Priabonian | Western Sahara | A. sp. (96686 96688) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | A. mucrodens (137581 137585 137587) A. sp. (96952 137546 137550 137551 137558 137563 137564 137568 137573 137575 137579 137583 137588) A. sp., A. mucrodens (137560 137561) | |
| Chattian | USA (North Carolina) | A. sp. (71651) | |
| Chattian | USA (Mississippi) | A. sp. (133111) | |
| Burdigalian | Peru | A. sp. (167732) | |
| Burdigalian | Peru (Ica) | A. sp. (100330) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Florida) | A. sp. (276265) | |
| Messinian | Portugal (Alvalade) | A. sp. (65955) | |
| Messinian | Portugal | A. sp. (91423) | |
| Zanclean | Libya | A. sp. (136597) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Tuscany) | A. sp. (193697) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | A. cuspidata (277337) |