Full reference: G. R. Case. 1978. A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(Lfg. 1-6):176-205
Parent taxon: Rhinobatoidei according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Bourdon et al. 2011, Cappetta 1987, Case 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asterodermus, Asterodermus platypterus, Ataktobatis, Pseudohypolophus, Pseudomyledaphus, Turoniabatis, Vascobatis
Subtaxa: Protoplatyrhina hopii Protoplatyrhina renae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections), Mexico (1), United States (33: Arizona, Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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