Tingitanius
| Tingitanius Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Platyrhinidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †T. tenuimandibulus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Tingitanius tenuimandibulus Claeson et. al., 2013
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Tingitanius is an extinct genus of platyrhinid that lived during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
Tingitanius tenuimandibulus is known from fossils found in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco.[1]
References
- ^ Claeson, Kerin M.; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J. (4 September 2013). "† Tingitanius tenuimandibulus, a new platyrhinid batoid from the Turonian (Cretaceous) of Morocco and the cretaceous radiation of the Platyrhinidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (5): 1019–1036. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.767266. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 25 June 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.