Dalpiazia is an extinct genus of sclerorhynchid sawfish whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage in mines in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Syria.[1] The type species D. stromeri was named by Checchia-Rispoli (1933) in honor of Ernst Stromer,[2] and the holotype, a rostral tooth, was found in Tripolitania, Libya.
| Dalpiazia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| The holotype of D. stromeri from Libya | |
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| Dalpiazia stromeri tooth from Morocco | |
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| Genus: | †Dalpiazia Checchia-Rispoli, 1933
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| †Dalpiazia stromeri Checchia-Rispoli, 1933
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The validity of Dalpiazia has been questioned on the basis of its similarities to Ischyrhiza, a subgenus of Onchosaurus.[3]
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edit- ^ Wueringer, B.E.; L. Squire Jr.; S.P. Collin (2009). "The biology of extinct and extant sawfish (Batoidea: Sclerorhynchidae and Pristidae)". Rev Fish Biol Fisheries. 19: 445–464. doi:10.1007/s11160-009-9112-7.
- ^ G. Checchia-Rispoli. (1933). Di un nuovo genere di "Pristidae" del Cretaceo superiore della Triplitania. Reale Accademia d'Italia Memoire della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali4(1):1-6
- ^ C. Arambourg. (1940). Le groupe des Ganopristinés [The group of the ganopristines]. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, série 5 10:127-147
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