Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Synonym: Pristis parisiensis Gervais 1852
Belongs to Pristis according to D. J. Cicimurri 2007
See also Cappetta 1987, Case 1981, Casier 1946 and White 1926
Sister taxa: Pristis acutidens, Pristis agassizi, Pristis amblodon, Pristis antiquorum, Pristis aquitanicus, Pristis atlanticus, Pristis attenuatus, Pristis bassani, Pristis bisulcatus, Pristis brachyodon, Pristis brayi, Pristis caheni, Pristis contortus, Pristis cudmorei, Pristis curvidens, Pristis dubius, Pristis ensidens, Pristis fajumensis, Pristis hamatus, Pristis hastingsiae, Pristis lanceolatus, Pristis mucrodens, Pristis olbrechtsi, Pristis pectinatus, Pristis pickeringi, Pristis pristis, Pristis prosulcatus, Pristis recurvidens, Eopristis reinachi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Pakistan (2 collections)
• Eocene of Egypt (10), Nigeria (3), Togo (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (8: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas), Western Sahara (3)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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