Propristis Explained

Propristis is an extinct genus of sawfish that lived from the Eocene to the Miocene. It contains two valid species, P. schweinfurthi and P. mayumbensis. It has been found in Egypt,^[1] Cabinda, Morocco,^[2] Qatar,^[3] Spain,^[4] the United Kingdom,^[5] and the United States.^[6] Isolated rostral denticles are the most common remains, but rostra have also been found.^{[1] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Fraas . E. . 1907 . Säge von Propristis schweinfurthi Dames aus dem oberen Eocän von Ägypten . Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie . 1907 . 1 . 1–6 .
2. Adnet . S. . Cappetta . H. . Tabuce . R. . 2010 . A Middle–Late Eocene vertebrate fauna (marine fish and mammals) from southwestern Morocco; preliminary report: age and palaeobiogeographical implications . Geological Magazine . 147 . 6 . 860–870 . 10.1017/S0016756810000348. 2010GeoM..147..860A . 129386566 .
3. Casier . E. . 1971 . Sur un materiel ichthyologique des "Midra (and Saila) shales" du Qatar (Golfe Persique) . Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique . 47 . 2 . 1–9 .
4. Farrés . F. . Fierstine . H.L. . 2009 . First record of the extinct sawfish Propristis schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 (Batoidea: Pristiformes: Pristidae) from the middle Eocene of Spain . Paläontologische Zeitschrift . 83 . 4 . 459 . 10.1007/s12542-009-0029-1. 2009PalZ...83..459F . 10.1.1.932.8681 . 13944399 .
5. Book: Kemp . D.J . Kemp . E.M. . Ward . D.J. . 1990 . An Illustrated Guide to the British Middle Eocene Vertebrates . London . David J. Ward . 36–37.
6. Dunkle . D.H. . 1951 . New Western Hemisphere occurrences of fossil selachians . Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences . 41 . 11 . 344–347 . 24531222 . registration.