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Igdabatis

Igdabatis is a prehistoric genus of ray whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage of Spain, the Dukamaje Formation of Niger and the Takli, Lameta, Fatehgarh and Intertrappean Beds Formations of India.

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Igdabatis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: †Igdabatis
Cappella, 1972
Species
  • † Igdabatis indicus Prasad & Cappetta, 1993
  • † Igdabatis sigmodon Cappetta, 1972
  • † Igdabatis marmii Blanco, 2018

Igdabatis is a prehistoric genus of ray whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage of Spain (Figuerola and La Maçana Formations of the Fontllonga Group), the Dukamaje Formation of Niger and the Takli, Lameta, Fatehgarh and Intertrappean Beds Formations of India.1

Classification

Species

Three species of Igdabatis are known from the Cretaceous of Spain, Niger, and India.

  • Igdabatis sigmodon2
  • Igdabatis indicus3
  • Igdabatis marmii4
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Igdabatis Cappetta 1972 (eagle ray)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Igdabatis sigmodon Cappetta, 1972". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. PRASAD, G. V. R., CAPPETTA, H. (1993). Late Cretaceous selachians from India and the age of the Deccan Traps. Palaeontology. pp. 231–248.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Blanco, Alejandro (2018-08-16). "Igdabatis marmii sp. nov. (Myliobatiformes) from the lower Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of north-eastern Spain: an Ibero-Armorican origin for a Gondwanan batoid". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17: 1–15. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1472673.