Pristis aquitanicus is an extinct species of sawfish in the family Pristidae. It lived in the Neogene period in France, Portugal, Florida, and India. It lived in marine,[clarification needed] bays, and estuaries. It was a nektobenthic carnivore.[1]

Pristis aquitanicus
Temporal range: Miocene, 15.97–11.608 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Species:
P. aquitanicus
Binomial name
Pristis aquitanicus
Delfortrie, 1871

References edit

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Brochocoleus caseyi". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.