Biology:Biropristis
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Short description: Extinct genus of sawfish-like shark
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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: | †Biropristis Suárez & Cappetta 2004 |
Biropristis is an extinct genus of sawfish-like shark from the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous period. The genus is named in honor of Dr. Lajos Biró-Bagózcky who studied the formation in which it was found. It is known from a single species, B. landbecki. It is known solely from isolated oral teeth found in the Maastrichtian-aged Quiriquina Formation of central Chile . The species is named for Luis Landbeck who found the first fossils at the locality in which it was found.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Suárez, M. E., & Cappetta, H. (2004). Sclerorhynchid teeth (Neoselachii, Sclerorhynchidae) from the late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina formation, central Chile. Andean Geology, 31(1), 89-103.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Biropristis". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=154428.
Wikidata ☰ Q100906118 entry
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