Baharipristis

Baharipristis is an extinct genus of Cretaceous sawskate with one unique species called Baharipristis bastetiae. It was described from the Cenomanian-aged Bahariya Formation of Gebel Ghorabi, Egypt.

Description

Not much is known about this fish. However, we do know that like most members of the Ganopristidae and also the whole Sclerorhynchoidei, it had a long rostrum with denticles.

Related pages

• Balistes
• Onchopristis
• Long-finned pike
• Three-spined stickleback
• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera

References

1. Wueringer, B. E., Squire, L., & Collin, S. P. (2009). The biology of extinct and extant sawfish (Batoidea: Sclerorhynchidae and Pristidae). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 19(4), 445.
2. "Fossilsawfish.com". Fossilsawfish.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.