Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: G. Marrama, O. Schultz, and J. Kriwet. 2018. A new Miocene skate from the Central Paratethys (Upper Austria): the first unambiguous skeletal record for the Rajiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batomorphii). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1-24

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to G. Marrama et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Antiquaobatis, Archaeobatidae, Archingeayia, Cyclobatidae, Dynatobatis, Engolismaia, Erguitaia, Hamrabatis, Hexatrygon, Hypolophidae, Hypsobatidae, Kiestus, Myeladaphus, Oncobatis, Parapalaeobatidae, Plesiobatis, Pristoidei, Rajidae, Rajoidei, Rhina, Rhinobatoidei, Sclerorhynchoidei, Sechmetia, Spathobatidae, Squatirhina, Tanoutia, Tomewingia, Torpedinoidea, Urobatis, Urotrygon, Zanobatus, Iberotrygon

Subtaxa: Ostarriraja parva

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Type: Ostarriraja parva

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pit west of Rainbach im Innkreis (Miocene of Austria)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.