Archaeomanta
| Archaeomanta Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Eocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Archaeomanta Cappetta, 1987 |
| Species | |
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Archaeomanta melenhorsti Archaeomanta priemi | |
Archaeomanta is an extinct genus of eagle ray that lived from the Cretaceous[1] to the middle Neogene. It is one of the oldest known manta ray relatives. It is known from North Africa, the Middle East, the U.K., the U.S., and Uzbekistan.[2]
References
- ↑ "North Carolina Fossil Club | Enriching minds with the Paleo-past.". www.ncfossilclub.org. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Archaeomanta". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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