†Igdabatis sigmodon Cappetta 1972 (eagle ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1972. Les poissons crétacés et tertiaires du bassin des Iullemmeden (République du Niger). Palaeovertebrata 5:179-251
Belongs to Igdabatis according to J. Kriwet et al. 2007
See also Cappetta 1972 and Cappetta 1987
Sister taxon: Igdabatis indicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mont Igdaman, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal marl in Niger
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (3 collections), Niger (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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