''Pristis lathami'' is a species of extinct sawfish in the family
Pristidae. It lived in the
Eocene era, in areas in
Egypt,
Nigeria,
Togo, the
United Kingdom, the
United States, and
Western Sahara, in
marine areas,
estuaries,
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
s, open shallow subtidal areas,
coastal, marginal marine areas, deep waters, offshore, and fluvial-deltaic areas. ''P. lathami'' has 53 occurrences, with 1 being found in
Egypt with a rostal tooth about 10 cm in length.
References
lathami
Fossil taxa described in 1837
Prehistoric fish of Africa
Prehistoric fish of North America
Prehistoric fish of Europe
Fossils of Nigeria
Fossils of Egypt
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