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Rhinopristiformes

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes

Taxonomy
Rhinopristiformes was named by Last et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Batomorphii by Ebersole et al. (2019); and to Batoidea by Cantalice et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Rhinopristiformes Last et al.
2019Rhinopristiformes Cantalice et al. p. 432
2019Rhinopristiformes Ebersole et al. p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Rhinopristiformes Last et al. 2016
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G. †Atlantobatis Guinot et al. 2023
G. †Microbatis Guinot et al. 2023
Fm. Pristidae Bonaparte 1838 [sawfish]
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G. †Aktaua Case et al. 1996
G. Anoxypristis White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Anoxypristis cuspidatus Latham 1794
G. †Oxypristis Signoret 1861
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Oxypristis ferinus Bohm 1926
G. †Peyeria Weiler 1935
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Peyeria libyca Weiler 1935
G. †Platyspondylus Haug 1905
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G. Pristis Linck 1790
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Pristis acutidens Agassiz 1843
Pristis agassizi Gibbes 1847
Pristis amblodon Cope 1869
Pristis antiquorum Latham 1794
Pristis aquitanicus Delfortrie 1871
Pristis atlanticus Zbyszewski 1947
Pristis attenuatus Cope 1869
Pristis bassani de Zigno 1881
Pristis bisulcatus Agassiz 1836
Pristis brachyodon Cope 1869
Pristis brayi Casier 1949
Pristis caheni Dartevelle and Casier 1959
Pristis contortus Dixon 1850
Pristis cudmorei Chapman 1917
Pristis curvidens Leidy 1855
Pristis dubius Münster 1846
Pristis ensidens Leidy 1855
Pristis fajumensis Stromer 1905
Pristis hamatus White 1926
Pristis hastingsiae Agassiz 1843
Pristis lanceolatus Jonet 1968
Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837
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Invalid names: Pristis parisiensis Gervais 1852 [synonym]
Pristis mucrodens White 1926
Pristis olbrechtsi Dartevelle and Casier 1959
Pristis pectinatus Latham 1794
Pristis pickeringi Case 1981
Pristis pristis Linnaeus 1758
Pristis prosulcatus Stromer 1905
Pristis recurvidens Chapman and Cudmore 1924
Invalid names: Eopristis Stromer 1905 [synonym], Myriosteon Gray 1864 [synonym], Pristibatis Blainville 1825 [synonym], Pristibatys Blainville 1818 [synonym], Pristiopsis Fowler 1905 [synonym], Pristobatus Blainville 1816 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Amblypristis Dames 1888 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ganopristinae Arambourg? [empty], Pristinae [empty]
Fm. †Rhinidae
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G. †Rhamphobatis Gill 1861
Fm. Rhynchobatidae [wedgefish]
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G. Rhynchobatus Müller and Henle 1837
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Rhynchobatus djiddensis Forsskål 1775
Rhynchobatus laevis Schneider 1801
Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894
G. †Sowibatos Guinot et al. 2023
G. †Tlalocbatos Brito et al. 2019
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Tlalocbatos applegatei Brito et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 157.30000 to 0.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (195 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Pristis dubius (67913)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Pristidae indet. (219394)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Albian145.0 - 99.6Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (25137)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian145.0 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (25222)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Pristis curvidens (132558)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Tlalocbatos applegatei (80283)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Platyspondylus foureaui (25221)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Peyeria libyca (25325)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Zinder) Pristidae indet. (228906)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (227231)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Peyeria libyca (214404 214427 214493 214508)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (South Dakota) Ganopristinae indet. (213291)
Senonian - Maastrichtian89.3 - 66.0Jordan Pristidae indet. (36256)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Jordan Rhynchobatus sp. (62538)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Anoxypristis sp., Pristis sp. (128412)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Libya Pristis lyceensis (76981)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.588USA (New Jersey) Pristis brachyodon (84020) Pristis curvidens (84019)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Algeria Rhinopristiformes indet. (232262)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Pristis sp. (62872)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Pristis sp. (15074)