†Garabatis atlasi Cappetta 1993 (eagle ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1993. Sélaciens nouveaux (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) du Paléocène supérieur de la région d'Ouarzazate, Maroc. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 67:109-122
Belongs to Garabatis according to S. Boulemia and S. Adnet 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Adrar Mgorn 1, which is in a Thanetian peritidal limestone in the Jbel Guersif Formation of Morocco
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Senegal (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Algeria (1), Morocco (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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