Ostarriraja

Ostarriraja
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Genus:
Species:
O. parva
Binomial name
Ostarriraja parva
Marramà et. al., 2019

Ostarriraja is an extinct genus of rajiform chondrichthyan that lived during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Ostarriraja parva is known from Austria and lived in the Central Paratethys.[1]

References

  1. ^ Marramà, Giuseppe; Schultz, Ortwin; Kriwet, Jürgen (3 June 2019). "A new Miocene skate from the Central Paratethys (Upper Austria): the first unambiguous skeletal record for the Rajiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batomorphii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (11): 937–960. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1486336. ISSN 1477-2019. PMC 6510527. PMID 31156351. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.