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Pristiorajea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Clade
  
Pristiorajea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Batoidea

Pristiorajea

Similar
  
Xenacanthida, Galeomorphii, Euselachii, Holocephali, Sawshark

Pristiorajea is a clade of rays containing the Sclerorhynchiformes and the Pristiformes. Members of this clade can be identified by their long, serrated rostrums; however, they are not to be mistaken with the unrelated but very similar-looking sawsharks. They have lived since the Middle Cretaceous period, with the earliest known member of this family being Onchopristis from the Albian period.

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Pristiorajea Wikipedia