Tingitanius
| Tingitanius Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Torpediniformes |
| Family: | Platyrhinidae |
| Genus: | †Tingitanius |
| Species: | †T. tenuimandibulus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tingitanius tenuimandibulus Claeson et. al., 2013 | |
Tingitanius is an extinct genus of platyrhinid that lived during the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Tingitanius tenuimandibulus is known from fossils found in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.