Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Full reference: E. Stromer. 1910. Reptilien und Fischreste aus dem marinen Alttertiär von Südtogo (Westafrika). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:478-505
Parent taxon: Myliobatidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Cappetta 1987, Dartevelle and Casier 1943 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aetobatinae, Aetomylaeus, Aktaua, Amtaaguar, Apocopodon, Brachyrhizodus, Ceratopterina, Garabatis, Igdabatis, Leidybatis, Lophobatis, Meridiania, Mesobatis, Myliobates, Myliobatina, Myliobatinae, Myliobatis, Palaeomyliobatis, Palaeomyliobatis pirabensis, Pseudaetobatus, Pteromylaeus, Rhizochlatrus, Rhizochlatrus vidalis
Subtaxa: Hypolophites mayombensis Hypolophites myliobatoides Hypolophites thaleri
Type: Hypolophites myliobatoides
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Niger (1 collection), Togo (1), United States (2: Arkansas, New Jersey)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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