Propristiophorus is an extinct genus of sawshark that lived in the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single named species, P. tumidens, from Lebanon.[1] Additional unnamed species have been found in Antarctica, Japan, and Madagascar.[2] Propristiophorus was previously synonymized with Pristiophorus,[3] but more recent authors have considered it a distinct genus.[2][4]
Propristiophorus Temporal range: | |
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Partial impression of P. tumidens (MNHN.F.SHA1593) at the National Museum of Natural History, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
Family: | Pristiophoridae |
Genus: | †Propristiophorus Woodward, 1932[1] |
Species: | †P. tumidens |
Binomial name | |
†Propristiophorus tumidens Woodward, 1932 | |
Synonyms | |
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