Ganopristis
Encyclopedia
Ganopristis is a prehistoric genus of saw fish whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian
stage. Its fossils can be found in Spain
and Israel
.
Maastrichtian
The Maastrichtian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the latest age or upper stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch or Upper Cretaceous series, the Cretaceous period or system, and of the Mesozoic era or erathem. It spanned from 70.6 ± 0.6 Ma to 65.5 ± 0.3 Ma...
stage. Its fossils can be found in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Species
- Ganopristis hiram
- Ganopristis leptodon
- Ganopristis libanica
- Ganopristis senta
See also
- Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stageFlora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stageThis is an incomplete list that briefly describes vertebrates that were extant during the Maastrichtian, a stage of the Late Cretaceous Period which extended from 70.6 to 65.5 million years before present...
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)