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Ornithoprion
is an extinct genus of
cartilaginous fish
. Its
only species
lived during the
Moscovian age
. Its fossils are preserved in black
shales
from the Midwestern United States.
Ornithoprion
's
genus name, which is
Greek
for 'bird saw', was inspired by its bird-like skull and the saw-like appearance of the teeth in the
lower jaw
. The
specific name
honors the German zoologist
Oscar Hertwig
Ornithoprion
had a unique projection of its lower jaw termed the mandibular
rostrum
, which was covered by a beak of fused bony
scales
. It inhabited shallow, seasonal
marine
and
brackish water
environments. The rounded shape of
Ornithoprion
's
teeth suggests that it hunted hard-shelled
invertebrates
, and bite marks and damage to some of its fossils indicate that it was fed on by other
carnivores
Ornithoprion
was small relative to other members of its order, with a
cranium
length of up to 10 cm (3.9 in) and an estimated body length of up to approximately 91 cm (36 in).
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near threatened
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Tarsius
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sole species
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C. s. fraterculus
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