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Rhinobatus
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Rajiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Rajiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Dica, R. Ciobanu, and V. Codrea. 1996. Some new batoids (Pisces, Chondrichthyes) from the late Eocene (Priabonian) of Cluj-Napoca Area. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Geologia 41(2):117-125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Rhinobatus antunesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
| Rhinobatus bruxelliensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Rhinobatus dezignoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Rhinobatus morinicus species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhinobatus obtusatus species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Rhinobatus primaevus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Rhinobatus tesselatus species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Rhinobatus Woodward p. 77 |
| 1894 | Rhinobatus Jaekel p. 63 |
| 1963 | Rhinobatus Jordan p. 603 |
| 1968 | Rhinobatus Jonet p. 241 |
| 2014 | Rhinobatus Carnevale et al. p. 41 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
