Belemnobatis

Belemnobatis; Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	?Rhinobatidae
Genus:	Belemnobatis; Thiollière, 1854
Species
	B. aominensis; B. kermacki; B. moorbergensis; B. noviodunumensis; B. sismondae; B. stahli; B. variablis; B. werneri;

Belemnobatis is an extinct genus of ray from the Mesozoic era. As with most basal batoids, its exact placement within its order and the relationships between species are poorly understood. In addition, the line between this genus and Spathobatis is unclear.^[1] It is possible this genus is a wastebasket taxon. It is known from many sites of both Jurassic and Cretaceous age throughout Europe and a single Asian occurrence in the middle Jurassic of Thailand.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ MAZIN, J. M., & SUTEETHORN, V. BELEMNOB4TIS FROM THAILAND AND CHERVES-DE-COGNAC (FRANCE): RADIATION OF PRIMITIVE BATOIDS DURING THE MESOZOIC.
^ Cuny, Gilles; Srisuk, Paladej; Khamha, Suchada; Suteethorn, Varavudh; Tong, Haiyan (2009). "A new elasmobranch fauna from the Middle Jurassic of southern Thailand". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 315 (1): 97–113. doi:10.1144/sp315.8. ISSN 0305-8719. S2CID 129910192.
^ "Fossilworks: Belemnobatis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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[1] MAZIN, J. M., & SUTEETHORN, V. BELEMNOB4TIS FROM THAILAND AND CHERVES-DE-COGNAC (FRANCE): RADIATION OF PRIMITIVE BATOIDS DURING THE MESOZOIC.

[2] Cuny, Gilles; Srisuk, Paladej; Khamha, Suchada; Suteethorn, Varavudh; Tong, Haiyan (2009). "A new elasmobranch fauna from the Middle Jurassic of southern Thailand". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 315 (1): 97–113. doi:10.1144/sp315.8. ISSN 0305-8719. S2CID 129910192.

[3] "Fossilworks: Belemnobatis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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