†Meridiania convexa Case 1994 (eagle ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Belongs to Meridiania according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Case 1994, Case et al. 2015 and Cicimurri 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bashi Formation, Meridian, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in the Bashi Formation of Mississippi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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