Antiquaobatis

Antiquaobatis is an extinct genus of ray from the Jurassic period of Europe, containing the single species A. grimmenensis. It is the oldest known described member of the Rajiformes, and is based on a single tooth from Pliensbachian of Germany.[1]

Antiquaobatis
Temporal range: Pliensbachian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Genus: Antiquaobatis
Stumpf & Kriwet, 2019
Species:
A. grimmenensis
Binomial name
Antiquaobatis grimmenensis
Stumpf & Kriwet, 2019

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