Tanoutia Noubhani and Cappetta 1995 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1995. Batoïdes nouveaux ou peu connus (Neoselachii: Rajiformes, Myliobatiformes) des phosphates maastrichtiens et paléocènes du Maroc. Belgian Geological Survey Professional Paper, Elasmobranches et Stratigraphie 278:157-183

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta 1995

Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Archingeayia, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Myeladaphus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Parapalaeobatidae, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Spathobatidae, Squatirhina, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis, Urotrygon, Zanobatus, Iberotrygon

Subtaxa: Tanoutia iminensis

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Type: Tanoutia iminensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Imin Tanout, level P2 (IMM) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

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