Pristis lathami

Pristis lathami
Temporal range: Eocene,
48.6–28.4 Ma
Fossil rostal teeth of Pristis lathami from Khouribga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Species:
P. lathami
Binomial name
Pristis lathami
Galeotti, 1837

Pristis lathami is a species of extinct sawfish in the family Pristidae. It lived in the Eocene era, in areas in Egypt, Nigeria, Togo, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Western Sahara, in marine areas, estuaries, bays, open shallow subtidal areas, coastal, marginal marine areas, deep waters, offshore, and fluvial-deltaic areas.[1] P. lathami has 53 occurrences,[2] with 1 being found in Egypt with a rostal tooth about 10 cm in length.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Pristis lathami". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ^ "Occurrence Detail 1039414027". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.