†Plinthicus stenodon Cope 1869 (stingray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Mobulidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. Description of some extinct fishes previously unknown. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 12:310-317
Belongs to Plinthicus according to J. D. Carrillo-BricenĚo et al. 2016
See also Adnet et al. 2012, Cappetta 1987, Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Cope 1869, Hay 1902, Kent 2018, Leriche 1942 and Rapp 1946
Sister taxon: Plinthicus kruibekensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia collections), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of United States (3: North Carolina, South Carolina)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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