Antiquaobatis grimmenensis Stumpf and Kriwet 2019 (ray)

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

Belongs to Antiquaobatis according to S. Stumpf and J. Kriwet 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GG 438/57, a tooth. Its type locality is Grimmen clay pit (GG collection, apyrenum subzone), which is in a Spinatum deltaic sandstone in Germany.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

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

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