†family Parapalaeobatidae (ray)
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae
Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to C. J. Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Archingeayia, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Myeladaphus, Oncobatis, Ostarriraja, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Spathobatidae, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis, Urotrygon, Zanobatus, Iberotrygon
Subtaxa: Parapalaeobates
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jordan (3 collections), Madagascar (1), Morocco (1), Syria (5), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences