Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877 (wedgefish)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae

Belongs to Rhynchobatus according to N. Vialle et al. 2011

See also Antunes and Balbino 2007, Antunes et al. 1981, Brisswalter 2009, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta 1973, Cicimurri et al. 2025 and Cicimurri and Knight 2009

Sister taxa: Rhynchobatus djiddensis, Rhynchobatus laevis, Rhynchobatus vincenti

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Costa Rica (1), Czechia (1), France (9), Malta (1), Portugal (4), United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)

• Oligocene of Oman (2), Pakistan (2), United States (2: Mississippi, South Carolina)

• Eocene of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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