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English: Through times, cartilagous fish (Chondrichthyes) have evolved long rostrum that is equipped with saw-like teeth several times. The best known examples are sawshark, sawfish, and the already extinct Sclerorhychidae or "sawskate".
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Author Daeng Dino

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Comparison between common sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus), Sclerorhynchus atavus, and largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis). Not for scale

23 September 2023