Schizorhizidae Explained

Schizorhizidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fish from the Late Cretaceous belonging to the suborder Sclerorhynchoidei. This family contains the genera Harranahynchus and Schizorhiza.[1] It was originally named as a subfamily of Sclerorhynchidae, but was later raised to the rank of family.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kaddumi, H.F. . 2009 . Fossils of the Harrana Fauna and the Adjacent Areas . Eternal River Museum of Natural History . 178–187 . A new genus and species of sawfishes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea) from the late Maastrichtian sediments of Harrana.
  2. Greenfield . T. . 2021 . Corrections to the nomenclature of sawskates (Rajiformes, Sclerorhynchoidei) . Bionomina . 22 . 1 . 39–41 . 10.11646/bionomina.22.1.3. 239067365 .

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