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Garabatis atlasi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Garabatis atlasi was named by Cappetta (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Adrar Mgorn 1, which is in a Thanetian peritidal limestone in the Jbel Guersif Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Garabatis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Garabatis atlasi Cappetta
2023Garabatis atlasi Boulemia and Adnet p. 11 figs. 3AA-AB

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusGarabatis
speciesatlasi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Garabatis atlasi Cappetta 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Garabatis atlasi (type locality: 88301)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria Garabatis atlasi (232262)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Senegal Garabatis atlasi (209379)