|
Libanopristis Temporal range: Cretaceous |
|
|---|---|
| Fossil of Libanopristis hiram from Cretaceous of Lebanon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Sclerorhynchiformes |
| Family: | Sclerorhynchidae |
| Genus: |
Libanopristis Capetta 1980 |
Libanopristis is an extinct genus of sawfish belonging to the family Sclerorhynchidae.
This genus is known in the marine strata of Cretaceous of Lebanon (age range: 99.7 to 94.3 million years ago).
This species could reach a length of about 160 centimetres (63 in).
Libanopristis hiram fossil