Pristis atlanticus Zbyszewski 1947 (sawfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Full reference: G. Zbyszewski. 1947. Decouverte d'un rostre de grand Pristis dans l'Helvetien de Lisbonne. Boletim da Sociedade Geologica de Portugal 6(3):237-242

Belongs to Pristis according to G. Zbyszewski 1947

Sister taxa: Pristis acutidens, Pristis agassizi, Pristis amblodon, Pristis antiquorum, Pristis aquitanicus, 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 lathami, Pristis mucrodens, Pristis olbrechtsi, Pristis pectinatus, Pristis pickeringi, Pristis pristis, Pristis prosulcatus, Pristis recurvidens, Eopristis reinachi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quinta do Alfundao, Tortonian, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Portugal

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Portugal (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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