Title

First Record of the Extinct Sawfish Propristis Schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 (Batoidea: Pristiformes: Pristidae) from the Middle Eocene of Spain

Author Info

Francesc Farrés, Museu Geològic del Seminari de Barcelona
Harry L. Fierstine, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Recommended Citation

Postprint version. Published in Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Volume 83, Issue 4, December 1, 2009, pages 459-466.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-009-0029-1.

Abstract

A partial rostrum of Propristis schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 was collected in the Bartonian strata of northeastern Spain. The specimen represents the second record of the species from Europe, and the second occurrence of a sawfish (Mesopristis osonensis Farrés, 2003) from the Vic-Manlleu Marls Formation. In spite of some evidence to the contrary, Propristis probably preferred ecological conditions similar to extant sawfishes, i.e., inhabiting near shore tropical to subtropical seas with occasional excursions into freshwater.

Disciplines

Biology

Copyright

2009 Springer.