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Rhinobatos whitfieldi
Taxonomy
Raja whitfieldi was named by Hay (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon.
It was recombined as Rhinobatos whitfieldi by Cappetta (1980) and Brito and Dutheil (2004).
It was recombined as Rhinobatos whitfieldi by Cappetta (1980) and Brito and Dutheil (2004).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1903 | Raja whitfieldi Hay p. 405 figs. Pl 28, fig 1 |
1980 | Rhinobatos whitfieldi Cappetta p. 195 |
2004 | Rhinobatos whitfieldi Brito and Dutheil p. 102 fig. 2D |
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†Rhinobatos whitfieldi Hay 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available