Pristiorajea

{{Short description|Clade of cartilaginous fishes}}

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Pristiorajea is a defunct clade of chondrichthyans containing the sawsharks (Pristiophoriformes) and rays (order Batoidea). It is sister to the Squatiniformes and shares a common ancestry with the Squaliformes. However, phylogenetic evidence supports rays and sharks as being monophyletic groupings and distinct from one another.{{Cite journal|last=Kriwet|first=Jürgen|date=2004|title=The systematic position of the Cretaceous sclerorhynchid sawfishes (Elasmobranchii, Pristiorajea)|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234101605_The_systematic_position_of_the_Cretaceous_sclerorhynchid_sawfishes_Elasmobranchii_Pristiorajea|journal=Mesozoic Fishes 3: Systematics, Paleoenvironment and Biodiversity}}{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Joshua|date=2019-10-13|title=Infraclass Euselachii sharks and rays and related fossils - Fishes|url=https://www.gibellaquarium.us/fishes/infraclass-euselachii-sharks-and-rays-and-related-fossils.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=gibell Aquarium Society|language=en}}