†Parapalaeobates Weiler 1930 (ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae
Parent taxon: Parapalaeobatidae according to I. Zalmout and H. Mustafa 2001
See also Cappetta 1987, Herman 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Parapalaeobates atlanticus Parapalaeobates pygmaeus
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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