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
Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchidae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2014
See also Case 1987, Case et al. 2012, Case et al. 2001 and Suárez and Cappetta 2004
Sister taxa: Agaleorhynchus, Ankistrorhynchus, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Dalpiazia, Ganopristis, Ischyrhiza, Libanopristis, Marckgrafia, Micropristis, Onchopristis, Onchosaurus, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus
Subtaxa: Borodinopristis schwimmeri Borodinopristis shannoni
Type: Borodinopristis schwimmeri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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