| Biropristis Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Suborder: | †Sclerorhynchoidei |
| Genus: | †Biropristis Suárez & Cappetta 2004 |
| Species: | †B. landbecki |
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| †Biropristis landbecki Suárez & Cappetta 2004 | |
Biropristis is an extinct genus of sclerorhynchoid from the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous period. The genus is named in honor of Dr. Lajos Biró-Bagózcky who studied the formation in which it was found. It is known from a single species, B. landbecki. It is known solely from isolated oral teeth found in the Maastrichtian-aged Quiriquina Formation of central Chile. The species is named for Luis Landbeck who found the first fossils at the locality in which it was found.
References
- Suárez, M. E., & Cappetta, H. (2004). Sclerorhynchid teeth (Neoselachii, Sclerorhynchidae) from the late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina formation, central Chile. Andean Geology, 31(1), 89-103.
- "Fossilworks: Biropristis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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