Extinct genus of sawfish-like shark
Biropristis is an extinct genus of sawfish-like shark from the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous period. The genus is named in honor of Dr. Lajos Biró-Bagózcky who studied the formation in which it was found. It is known from a single species, B. landbecki. It is known solely from isolated oral teeth found in the Maastrichtian-aged Quiriquina Formation of central Chile. The species is named for Luis Landbeck who found the first fossils at the locality in which it was found.[1][2]
References
- ^ Suárez, M. E., & Cappetta, H. (2004). Sclerorhynchid teeth (Neoselachii, Sclerorhynchidae) from the late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina formation, central Chile. Andean Geology, 31(1), 89-103.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Biropristis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
