Cyclobatis
| Cyclobatis Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous | |
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| Cyclobatis major in the Museum für Naturkunde | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | †Cyclobatidae |
| Genus: | Cyclobatis |
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Cyclobatis major
Cyclobatis is an extinct genus of stingray-like skate from the Upper Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon. The genus is typified by a circular form. The ray measures about 10cm or 20cm. In life the environment of this creature was a warm shallow sea. This fish had a very short tail, fitted with a venomous stinger.
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