†Igdabatis indicus Prasad and Cappetta 1993 (eagle ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Full reference: G. V. R. Prasad and H. Cappetta. 1993. Late Cretaceous selachians from India and the age of the Deccan Traps. Palaeontology 36(1):231-248
Belongs to Igdabatis according to G. V. R. Prasad and H. Cappetta 1993
See also Kriwet et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Igdabatis sigmodon
Type specimen: VPL/JU 107. Its type locality is Marepalli, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial conglomerate/marl in the Infratrappean Beds Formation of India.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (6 collections), Spain (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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