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Extant Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth or Narrow Sawfish) rostrum
MarcoSr posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
A post by YNOT @ynot on STH teeth peaked my interest in extant sawfish rostral teeth. The two extant sawfish genera are Pristis and Anoxypristis. There is only a single extant Anoxypristis species, Anoxypristis cuspidata (Knifetooth or Narrow Sawfish). There are 4 extant species of Pristis, Pristis clavata (Dwarf Sawfish), Pristis pectinata (Smalltooth Sawfish), Pristis pristis (Largetooth Sawfish), and Pristis zijsron (Green Sawfish) Last 2016. I borrowed an Anoxypristis cuspidata rostrum from a friend so I could take pictures of it. The rostrum is 18” long and is shown below in dorsal and ventral views: The basal view of the rostrum (35 mm by 13 mm) shows a thin layer of grey skin on the dorsal side and a thin layer of yellow skin on the ventral side above the white cartilage of the rostrum. Below are pictures of 8 different rostral teeth (6 mm to 14 mm vertical height) 6 teeth dorsal views: 2 teeth ventral views: Continued in next reply Marco Sr.- 19 replies
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