†Rhombopterygia zaborskii Vullo and Courville 2014 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhinobatidae
Full reference: R. Vullo and P. Courville. 2014. Fish remains (Elasmobranchii, Actinopterygii) from the Late Cretaceous of the Benue Trough, Nigeria. Journal of African Earth Sciences 97:194-206
Belongs to Rhombopterygia according to R. Vullo and P. Courville 2014
Sister taxon: Rhombopterygia rajoides
Type specimen: GR/PC.1780, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ashaka quarry, level 9> (Cretaceous of Nigeria)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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