Onchopristis numidus (specimens 90-93)

Specimen Name: Onchopristis numidus
Common Name: Giant sawfish
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00090-93
Acquisition Method: Purchased (2016)

Locale: Taouz, Morocco
Formation: Tegana Formation, Kem Kem Group
Geologic Time Period: Late Cretaceous Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Batoidea – Pristiorajea – Sclerorhynchiformes – Sclerorhynchoidei – Sclerorhynchidae – Onchopristis – Numidus

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 90: Rostral barb with dark red enamel and a paler base – tip is blunted, but barb is sharp
• Specimen 91: Rostral barb with rust red enamel and a paler base – no barb, tip intact; can stand upright
• Specimen 92: Rostral barb with dark, brick red enamel, very tiny barb, tip intact; can stand upright
• Specimen 93: Rostral barb with dark red enamel, tiny barb, tip intact, can stand upright

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 90: 34mm x 17mm x 5mm
• Specimen 91: 18mm x 15mm x 5mm
• Specimen 92: 17mm x 12mm x 7mm
• Specimen 93: 13mm x 12mm x 4mm