Pristis Amblodon
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''Pristis amblodon'' is an
extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
species of sawfish within the family Pristidae. It currently has two occurrences originating from
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in both the
Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...
and
Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
epoch. It was a nektobenthic species that lived in marine waters.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q115739098 amblodon Fossil taxa described in 1869 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Prehistoric fish of North America Fish described in 1869 Eocene fish of North America Miocene fish of North America