Libanopristis
| Libanopristis Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| Fossil of Libanopristis hiram from Cretaceous of Lebanon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Pristiformes |
| Family: | Sclerorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Libanopristis Capetta 1980 |
Libanopristis is an extinct genus of sawfish belonging to the family Sclerorhynchidae. [1]
Fossil records
This genus is known in the marine strata of Cretaceous of Lebanon (age range: 99.7 to 94.3 million years ago). [1]
Species
- †Libanopristis hiram Hay 1903
This species could reach a length of about 160 centimetres (63 in).
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Libanopristis hiram fossil
Bibliography
- Lyle Squire Jr., Barbara E. Wueringer and Shaun P. Collin The biology of extinct and extant sawfish (Batoidea:Sclerorhynchidae and Pristidae) (2009)
- H. Capetta. 1980. Les selaciens du Cretace superieur du Liban. II: Batoides. Palaeontolographica Abt. A 168(5-6):149-229
- A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
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