†Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877 (wedgefish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Belongs to Rhynchobatus according to D. J. Cicimurri and J. L. Knight 2009
See also Cappetta 1987
Sister taxa: Rhynchobatus djiddensis, Rhynchobatus laevis, Rhynchobatus vincenti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• MN 13 of Portugal (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Costa Rica (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Malta (1), Portugal (1), United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
• Oligocene of Oman (1), Pakistan (2), United States (1: South Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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