Amamriabatis Adnet et al. 2020 (eagle ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Full reference: S. Adnet, L. Marivaux, H. Cappetta, A.-L. Charruault, E. M. Essid, S. Jiquel, H. K. Ammar, B. Marandat, W. Marzougui, G. Merzeraud, R. Temani, M. Vianey-Liaud, and R. Tabuce. 2020. Diversity and renewal of tropical elasmobranchs around the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) in North Africa: New data from the lagoonal deposits of Djebel el Kébar, Central Tunisia. Palaeontologia Electronica 23(2):a38

Parent taxon: Mobulidae according to S. Adnet et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Archaeomanta, Brachioptilon, Burnhamia, Ceratoptera, Eomobula, Eoplinthicus, Manta, Mobula, Paramobula, Plinthicus

Subtaxa: Amamriabatis heni

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Type: Amamriabatis heni

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Djebel el Kébar (Eocene of Tunisia)

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