Tingitanius tenuimandibulus Claeson et al. 2013 (guitarfish)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae

Full reference: K. M. Claeson, C. J. Underwood, and D. J. Ward. 2013. †Tingitanius enuimandibulus, a New Platyrhinid Batoid from the Turonian (Cretaceous) of Morocco and the Cretaceous Radiation of the Platyrhinidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(5):1019-1036

Belongs to Tingitanius according to K. M. Claeson et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHMUK P66857, a skull. Its type locality is Goulmima (BMNH collection), which is in a Turonian offshore shelf lime mudstone in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Goulmima (BMNH collection)

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