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Tingitanius
Taxonomy
Tingitanius was named by Claeson et al. (2013). Its type is Tingitanius tenuimandibulus.
It was assigned to Platyrhinidae by Claeson et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Platyrhinidae by Claeson et al. (2013).
Species
T. tenuimandibulus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Tingitanius Claeson et al. p. 1023 |
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G. †Tingitanius Claeson et al. 2013
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†Tingitanius tenuimandibulus Claeson et al. 2013
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| K. M. Claeson et al. 2013 | Platyrhinid batoid of moderate size. Unlike Platyrhina (Mu ̈ ller and Henle 1838) in possessing a more medially placed anterior horn on the nasal capsule and a longer chondrocranium between the nasal capsules and the otic capsules. Unlike Platyrhinoidis (Garman, 1881) in possessing a small, cir- cular posterior dorsal roof foramen, instead of an anteroposteriorly broad and figure-eight-shaped fontanelle, and in possessing slender, laterally wide mandibular arch cartilages. Possesses short, tapered snout; plate-like antorbital cartilage; dorsal groundmass denticles are smooth and arrowhead-shaped; jaws gracile and straight; single anterior fontanelle; first complete vertebral centrum located extremely posterior along the length of the synarcual; and postpelvic processes present. |