Archaeomanta
| Archaeomanta Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Eocene
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Myliobatidae
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| Genus: | Archaeomanta Cappetta, 1987
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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. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Archaeomanta". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Categories:
- Myliobatidae
- Fossil taxa described in 1987
- Cretaceous fish of Europe
- Ray genera
- Taxa named by Henri Cappetta
- Prehistoric cartilaginous fish stubs