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Rhynchobatidae (wedgefish)
Taxonomy
Rhynchobatidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Rhinobatoidea by Jonet (1968); to Rhinobatoidei by Cappetta (1987) and Dica et al. (1996); to Pristiformes by Nelson et al. (2016); to Rajiformes by Tabuce et al. (2005), Underwood (2006), Cicimurri and Knight (2009) and Kent (2018); and to Rhinopristiformes by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Rhinobatoidea by Jonet (1968); to Rhinobatoidei by Cappetta (1987) and Dica et al. (1996); to Pristiformes by Nelson et al. (2016); to Rajiformes by Tabuce et al. (2005), Underwood (2006), Cicimurri and Knight (2009) and Kent (2018); and to Rhinopristiformes by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Rhynchobatidae Jonet p. 236 |
| 1987 | Rhynchobatidae Cappetta p. 134 |
| 1996 | Rhynchobatidae Dica et al. p. 118 |
| 2005 | Rhynchobatidae Tabuce et al. p. 387 |
| 2006 | Rhynchobatidae Underwood p. 234 |
| 2009 | Rhynchobatidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 635 |
| 2016 | Rhynchobatidae Nelson et al. p. 87 |
| 2018 | Rhynchobatidae Kent p. 124 |
| 2022 | Rhynchobatidae Cicimurri et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Rhynchobatidae [wedgefish]
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G. Rhynchobatus Müller and Henle 1837
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Rhynchobatus djiddensis Forsskål 1775
†Rhynchobatus laevis Schneider 1801
†Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877
†Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the MN 13 or 85.80000 to 4.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian | Jordan | Rhynchobatus sp. (62538) | |
| Ypresian | Senegal | Rhynchobatus sp. (209379) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Rhynchobatus vincenti (3256 3257 3258) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Rhynchobatus vincenti (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998) | |
| Lutetian | Ukraine | Rhynchobatus sp., Rhynchobatus bruxelliensis, Rhynchobatus vincenti (211009) | |
| Lutetian | Togo | Rhynchobatus sp. (32991) | |
| Lutetian | Morocco | Rhynchobatus sp. (91339) | |
| Lutetian | Senegal | Rhynchobatus sp. (209380) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Egypt | Rhynchobatus sp. (137536 137540) | |
| Middle Eocene | Ukraine (Crimea) | Rhynchobatus sp., Rhynchobatus bruxelliensis, Rhynchobatus vincenti (140018) | |
| Bartonian | Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) | Rhynchobatus vincenti (173640) | |
| Priabonian | Western Sahara | Rhynchobatus sp. (96686 96688) | |
| Priabonian | Jordan | Rhynchobatus sp. (32899) | |
| Priabonian | USA (South Carolina) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (202014) | |
| Priabonian | Romania | Rhynchobatus sp. (65135) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | Rhynchobatus sp. (137550 137551 137564 137568 137579 137582 137588) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Oman (Dhofar) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (175334) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan | Rhynchobatus pristinus (150337) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (78520) | |
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | Rhynchobatus sp. (60444 224900) | |
| Chattian | USA (South Carolina) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (97550) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Paraguana) | Rhynchobatus sp. (118106) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (North Carolina) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (71660) | |
| Burdigalian | Colombia (La Guajira) | Rhynchobatidae sp. (166506) | |
| Burdigalian | Malta (Gozo) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (161385) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany (Bavaria) | Rhynchobatus sp. (210593) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Maryland) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (71807) | |
| Burdigalian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Rhynchobatus sp. (77783) | |
| Langhian | France | Rhynchobatus pristinus (90354) | |
| Langhian | Austria (Styria) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (161909) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Gifu) | Rhynchobatus sp. (161445) | |
| Serravallian | Portugal | Rhynchobatus sp. (54171) | |
| Badenian | Czech Republic (Mikulov) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (161993) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Rhynchobatus luebberti, Rhynchobatus sp. (96700) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | Rhynchobatus rudolffischeri, Rhynchobatus pristinus (162678) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama (Panama) | Rhynchobatus sp. (191989) | |
| MN 9 | Portugal | Rhynchobatus sp. (65939) | |
| Messinian | Portugal | Rhynchobatus pristinus (91423) | |
| MN 13 | Portugal (Alvalade) | Rhynchobatus pristinus (65955) | |
| Zanclean | Libya | Rhynchobatus sp. (136597) |