†Taeniurops cavernosus Probst 1877 (whiptail stingray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Alternative combination: Raja cavernosa
Belongs to Taeniurops according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2022
See also Reinecke and Radwanski 2015 and Villafaña et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Taeniurops tosii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Poland (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Carolina)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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