Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes
Alternative combinations: Rhinobatos bruxelliensis, Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
Full reference: O. Jaekel. 1894. Die eocanen Selachier vom Monte Bolca 1-176
Belongs to Glaucopristis according to P. J. De Schutter and E. Steurbaut 2025
See also Adnet 2006, Bor 1985, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta 1976, Casier 1946, Dica et al. 1996, Ebersole et al. 2019, Herman 1977, Nolf 1988 and Tabuce et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (4 collections), France (4), Kyrgyzstan (1), Morocco (1), the Netherlands (1), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (4: Alabama, Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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