Fact-checking Planet Dinosaur’s Onchopristis

A size chart comparing Planet Dinosaur's Onchopristis with the real largest specimen. The sawfish-like silhouette is redrawn from Scott (2012). In 2011, Onchopristis numida made its onscreen debut in the television miniseries Planet Dinosaur. This has been the only significant appearance of a sclerorhynchoid in a documentary.1 As a result, Planet Dinosaur has shaped their public perception for …

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