Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Full reference: S. Stumpf and J. Kriwet. 2019. A new Pliensbachian elasmobranch (Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes) assemblage from Europe, and its contribution to the understanding of late Early Jurassic elasmobranch diversity and distributional patterns. PalZ 93:637-658

Parent taxon: Rajiformes according to S. Stumpf and J. Kriwet 2019

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

Subtaxa: Antiquaobatis grimmenensis

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Type: Antiquaobatis grimmenensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Grimmen clay pit (GG collection, apyrenum subzone) (Jurassic of Germany)

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