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†Rhinobatos obtusatus Costa 1864 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae

Alternative combination: Rhinobatus obtusatus

Belongs to Rhinobatos according to H. Cappetta 1987

See also D'Erasmo 1914 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Rhinobatos auribatensis, Rhinobatos beurleni, Rhinobatos beurlini, Rhinobatos casieri, Rhinobatos craddocki, Rhinobatos echavei, Rhinobatos hakelensis, Rhinobatos ibericus, Rhinobatos incertus, Rhinobatos incidens, Rhinobatos intermedius, Rhinobatos kiestensis, Rhinobatos ladoniaensis, Rhinobatos latus, Rhinobatos lobatus, Rhinobatos mariannae, Rhinobatos maronita, Rhinobatos primarmatus, Rhinobatos productus, Rhinobatos rhinobatos, Rhinobatos sahnii, Rhinobatos seruensis, Rhinobatos tenuirostris, Rhinobatos uvulatus, Rhinobatos whitfieldi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Civita di Pietraroja (upper plattenkalk) (Cretaceous of Italy)

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