Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae
Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to C. J. Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Anacanthobatidae, Antiquaobatis, Archingeayia, Arhynchobatidae, Crurirajidae, Cyclobatidae, Duwibatis, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Erythrobatis, Gurgesiellidae, Hamrabatis, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Phosphatobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Safagaia, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis
Subtaxa: Parapalaeobates
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Belgium (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Egypt (3), France (1), Jordan (4), Madagascar (1), Morocco (1), Senegal (1), Syria (5), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence