Baharipristis
extinct genus of shark
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.
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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.
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- 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.
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