Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1987. Borodinopristis schwimmeri, a new Ganopristine Sawfish from the upper Blufftown Formation (Campanian) of the Upper Cretaceous of Georgia. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 32(1):25-33
Belongs to Borodinopristis according to G. R. Case 1987
See also Suárez and Cappetta 2004
Sister taxon: Borodinopristis shannoni
Type specimen: AMNH 12136, an other (rostral spine). Its type locality is Hannahatchee Creek, unit 3, which is in a Santonian/Campanian estuary/bay sandstone in the Blufftown Formation of Georgia.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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