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Ataktobatis

Extinct Rhinopristiform genus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ataktobatis is an extinct genus of rhinopristiform fish from the Late Cretaceous. It is currently known from a singular species, A. variabilis. It was described from the Maastrichtian of the Basque country and is known from rocks of the same age in Egypt and Morocco. It has yet to be ascribed to a family.[1][2]

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Ataktobatis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Genus: †Ataktobatis
Cappetta & Corral, 1999
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