Rhinobatos
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Rhinobatos Temporal range: 150–0 Ma Tithonian to Present |
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| Rhinobatos rhinobatos | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Rhinobatidae |
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Rhinobatos H. F. Linck, 1790 |
Rhinobatos is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to Acroteriobatus, Glaucostegus, and Pseudobatos.
The 15 currently recognized species in this genus are:
Species within this genus include:
These fishes lived from the Tithonian age to Present (from 150 to 0 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Europe, Africa, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, India and United States.
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