†Eorhinoptera grabdai Case et al. 2011 (cow-nosed ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Full reference: G. R. Case, T. D. Cook, and M. V. H. Wilson. 2011. A new genus and species of fossil myliobatoid ray from the Fishburne Formation (lower Eocene/Ypresian) of Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA. Historical Biology 23(2-3):139-144
Belongs to Eorhinoptera according to G. R. Case et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UALVP 52360, a tooth. Its type locality is Jamestown Limestone Quarry, Pit III, which is in a Ypresian marine limestone in the Fishburne Formation of South Carolina.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jamestown Limestone Quarry, Pit III
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