Pristis lathami
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]
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| Fossil rostal teeth of Pristis lathami from Khouribga | |
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| Species: | P. lathami |
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| Pristis lathami Galeotti 1837 | |
References
- "Fossilworks: Pristis lathami". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Occurrence Detail 1039414027". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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