†Myledaphus bipartitus Cope 1876 (guitarfish)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 28:248-261
Belongs to Myledaphus according to R. Estes 1964
See also Bryant 1989, Cappetta 1987, Case 1978, Cope 1876, Hay 1902, Lambe 1902 and Peng et al. 2001
Sister taxon: Myledaphus pustulosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (63: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (1), United States (120: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 184 collections each including a single occurrence
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