Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer 2002 (eagle ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Parent taxon: Mobulinae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Amamriabatis, Archaeomanta, Brachioptilon, Burnhamia, Ceratoptera, Eomobula, Manta, Mobula, Paramobula, Plinthicus

Subtaxa: Eoplinthicus yazooensis

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (12 collections), United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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