Sclerorhynchiformes
| Sclerorhynchiformes Temporal range: Cretaceous-Eocene130–55.8 Ma | |
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| Libanopristis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Clade: | Pristiorajea |
| Order: | †Sclerorhynchiformes Kriwert, 2004 |
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†Sclerorhynchoidei | |
Sclerorhynchiformes is an order of extinct batoids with long, serrated rostrums very similar to those of sawsharks and sawfishes. While they are neither, they are more closely related to sawfishes, and are included alongside them in the clade Pristiorajea.[1]
References
- ↑ Kriwert, Jürgen. "The systematic position of the Cretaceous sclerorhynchid sawfishes (Elasmobranchii, Pristiorajea)" (PDF).
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