Biology:Ganopristis
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Short description: Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
| Ganopristis Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | †Sclerorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Ganopristis Arambourg, 1935 |
Ganopristis is a prehistoric genus of sawfish-like shark whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage. Its fossils can be found in the Vitória Formation of Spain , in Syria and in the Mishash Formation of Israel.[1]
Classification
Species
- Ganopristis hiram
- Ganopristis leptodon
- Ganopristis libanica
- Ganopristis senta
See also
- Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stage
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5521464 entry
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