†Mesetaraja maleficapelli Engelbrecht et al. 2018 (skate)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Full reference: A. Engelbrecht, T. Mòˆrs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2018. Skates and rays (Elasmobranchii, Batomorphii) from the Eocene La Meseta and Submeseta formations, Seymour Island, Antarctica. Historical Biology 31:1028-1044
Belongs to Mesetaraja according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P16250, a tooth. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, Marsupial site, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at IAA 2/95, Marsupial site
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