Sawfish rostrum? Kem Kem

[Jurassicz1]

Hi! I found this fossil sawfish rostrum from Kem Kem. Never seen anything like that from the Kem Kem. Is it real?

 

Regards

 

   

[Troodon]

Possibly a Onchopristis numidus rostrum, do you have additional views.  Here is one you can compare against.

[LordTrilobite]

Does indeed look like Onchopristis rostrum. But it's not a sawfish. It's a sawskate.

[Al Dente]

35 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said:

Does indeed look like Onchopristis rostrum. But it's not a sawfish. It's a sawskate.

Maybe it is best to call it a Sclerorhyncid to avoid a lot of confusion. 

[Jurassicz1]

On 2/15/2022 at 6:46 AM, Troodon said:

Possibly a Onchopristis numidus rostrum, do you have additional views.  Here is one you can compare against.

Thanks for the response. And sadly I don't have any pictures. But just a question.

 

Was the environment of the Kem Kem a swamp & tidal channels?

 

Regards

[Jurassicz1]

On 2/15/2022 at 2:06 PM, LordTrilobite said:

Does indeed look like Onchopristis rostrum. But it's not a sawfish. It's a sawskate.

Oh ok thanks! Thought it was sawfish. I learned something new, thanks!

 

Regards

[Troodon]

2 hours ago, Jurassicz1 said:

Was the environment of the Kem Kem a swamp & tidal channels?

 

The paleoenvironment was well suited for Aquatic and Semiaquatic life.  

Ibrahim et al. illustrated this in his 2020 paper.

 

 

[Jurassicz1]

3 hours ago, Troodon said:

 

The paleoenvironment was well suited for Aquatic and Semiaquatic life.  

Ibrahim et al. illustrated this in his 2020 paper.

 

 

Thanks!