Eomobula stehmanni Herman et al. 1988 (eagle ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Full reference: J. Herman, M. Hovestadt-Euller, and D. C. Hovestadt. 1988. Additions to the Eocene fish fauna of Belgium; 9, Discovery of Eomobula gen. et. sp. nov. Tertiary Research 10(4):75-78

Belongs to Eomobula according to Herman 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IRSNB P4821, a tooth. Its type locality is Edegem, Ypresian, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Sables de Mons-en-Peleve Formation of Belgium.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), Morocco (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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