Propristiophorus
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
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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]
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| Partial impression of P. tumidens (MNHN.F.SHA1593) at the National Museum of Natural History, France | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Pristiophoriformes |
| Family: | Pristiophoridae |
| Genus: | †Propristiophorus Woodward, 1932[1] |
| Species: | †P. tumidens |
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| †Propristiophorus tumidens Woodward, 1932 | |
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