Rhombodus
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Paleocene [1]
Fossil tail spines of Rhombodus meridionalis from Khouribga (Morocco.)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Myliobatiformes[2]
Family:
Rhombodontidae
Genus:
Rhombodus

Dames 1881[1]

Rhombodus is a prehistoric genus of ray belonging to the family Rhombodontidae.

Species within this genus lived from the Cretaceous period, Maastrichtian age to the Paleocene epoch, from 70.6 to 55.8 million years ago.[1]

Life reconstruction of Rhombodus binkhorsti

Species

Species within this genus include:[1]

Description

Rhombodus species could reach a length of 75–100 centimetres (30–39 in).[3] This genus is known from its caudal spines and rhombic teeth, which are all that usually fossilises. These rhombic teeth are bilobate, with vertical wrinkles and a width of about 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in).[4]

Distribution

Fossils have been found in the sediments of Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fossilworks
  2. ^ Cuny, Gilles; Martin, Jeremy E.; Sarr, Raphaël (2012-04-01). "A neoselachian shark fauna from the Late Cretaceous of Senegal". Cretaceous Research. 34: 107–115. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.008. ISSN 0195-6671.
  3. ^ Cow Nosed Rays
  4. ^ Jim Bourdon Rhombodus - Extinct myliobatoid ray


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