Urolophus halleri Cooper 1863 (round ray)

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Urolophidae

Belongs to Urolophus according to Cooper 1863

See also Jordan and Gilbert 1919

Sister taxa: Urolophus crassicauda, Urolophus cruciata, Urolophus princeps

Type specimen: Its type locality is San Pedro, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in California

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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