Propristis

Propristis; Temporal range:
	Rostrum of P. schweinfurthi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Batoidea
Order:	Rhinopristiformes
Family:	Pristidae
Genus:	†Propristis; Dames, 1883
Type species
	†Propristis schweinfurthi; Dames, 1883
Other species
	†Propristis mayumbensis ; Dartevelle & Casier, 1943;
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Amblypristis ; Dames, 1888; Eopristis ; Stromer, 1905; Copristis ; Kinkelin, 1905 (lapsus calami); ; Species synonymy P. schweinfurthi Amblypristis cheops ; Dames, 1888; Eopristis reinachi ; Stromer, 1905; ; ;

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, Cabinda, Morocco, Qatar, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Isolated rostral denticles are the most common remains, but rostra have also been found.

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