Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Alternative combination: Myliobatis dixoni

Synonyms: Myliobates obesus Leidy 1855, Myliobates rugosus Leidy 1855, Myliobatis copeanus Clark 1895, Myliobatis glottoides Cope 1870, Myliobatis obesus Leidy 1855, Myliobatis rectidens Cope 1870, Myliobatis rugosus Leidy 1855

Belongs to Aetomylaeus according to S. Boulemia and S. Adnet 2023

See also Bohm 1926, Cappetta 1987, Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Clark 1895, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Leriche 1942, Rapp 1946, Silva et al. 2002, Stromer 1910, White 1926 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Aetomylaeus cojimarensis, Aetomylaeus cubensis, Aetomylaeus maculatus, Aetomylaeus striatus

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Namibia (1), Nigeria (2), Togo (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (7: Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia)

• Tertiary of United States (1: New Jersey)

• Paleocene of Algeria (1), Brazil (1), Saudi Arabia (10), Togo (1), Ukraine (1), United States (8: Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Maryland)

Total: 43 collections including 46 occurrences

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