†family Distobatidae Werner 1989 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Distobatidae

Full reference: C. Werner. 1989. Die Elasmobranchier-Fauna des Gebel Dist Member der Bahariya Formation (Obercenoman) der Oase Bahariya, Ägypten. Palaeo Ichthyologica 5:1-112

Parent taxon: Hybodontoidea according to L. A. Nessov 1997

See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Nelson et al. 2016 and Werner 1989

Sister taxa: Acrodontidae, Acrorhizodus, Asteracanthus semiverrucosus, Asteracanthus verrucosus, Diablodontus, Homalodontidae, Hybodontidae, Hybodus strictus, Lamarodus, Lissodus, Lonchidiidae, Polyacrodontidae, Trichorhipis, Tristychiidae

Subtaxa: Aegyptobatus Distobatus Glickmanodus

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Type: Distobatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections), Egypt (7), Libya (1), Morocco (1), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences

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