Oxypristis Signoret 1861 (sawfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Parent taxon: Pristidae according to J. Bohm 1926

Sister taxa: Aktaua, Anoxypristis, Ganopristinae, Peyeria, Platyspondylus, Pristinae, Pristis, Propristis

Subtaxa: Oxypristis ferinus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Langental, NE of Bogenfels (Eocene of Namibia)

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