Archaeobatis Newberry 1878 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Parent taxon: Psammodontidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Apodometes, Astrabodus, Dimyleus, Homalodus, Mazodus, Mylacodus, Mylax, Pinacodus, Pleurogomphus, Psammodus, Rhymodus

Subtaxa: Archaeobatis gigas

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archaeobatis in the database

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