- A
sawshark or saw
shark is a
member of a
shark order (
Pristiophoriformes /prɪstiˈɒfɒrɪfɔːrmiːz/)
bearing a
unique long, saw-like
rostrum (snout or bill)...
- Echinorhiniformes, Hexanchiformes, Squaliformes, Squatiniformes, and
Pristiophoriformes. The
order Hexanchiformes is a very
small and
primitive order consisting...
- †Family
Protospinacidae Order Squatiniformes (angel sharks)
Order Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks)
Subdivision Batoidea (rays, skates, and sawfish) Order...
-
critically endangered. They
should not be
confused with
sawsharks (order
Pristiophoriformes) or the
extinct sclerorhynchoids (order Rajiformes)
which have a similar...
- Orectolobiformes, and
Pristiophoriformes,
based on both
biological and
odontological data.
Suggestion of a
possible origin of the
order Pristiophoriformes, of the order...
- and the Pristorajea,
which may also be invalid, but
includes the
Pristiophoriformes and the Batoidea.
There are more than 500
species of
sharks split...
- Squaliformes:
dogfish sharks Order Squatiniformes:
angel sharks Order Pristiophoriformes: saw
sharks Subclass Holocephali Order Chimaeriformes:
chimaeras Order...
- The
following is the full list of the
extant species in
class Chondrichthyes, or the
cartilaginous fish.
Members of this
class have a backbone, gills,...
- The
Northumberland Formation is a Late
Cretaceous (?Campanian-?Maastrichtian)-aged
geologic formation in Canada. It
belongs to the
larger Nanaimo Group...
-
freshwater sawfish (P. microdon) can both
exceed 6.5 m (21 ft).
Sawsharks (
Pristiophoriformes)
Despite sharing a
similar appearing snout adapted in both to shred...
