†Eoplinthicus Cappetta and Stringer 2002 (eagle ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Parent taxon: Mobulinae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Amamriabatis, Archaeomanta, Brachioptilon, Burnhamia, Eomobula, Mobula, Paramobula, Plinthicus
Subtaxa: Eoplinthicus yazooensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (12 collections), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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