Archaeomanta is an extinct genus of ray that lived from the Cretaceous[1] to the middle Neogene. It is one of the oldest known manta ray relatives. It is known from North Africa, the Middle East, the U.K., the U.S., and Uzbekistan.[2]
| Archaeomanta Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Mobulidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeomanta Cappetta, 1987 |
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Archaeomanta melenhorsti Archaeomanta priemi | |
References
edit- ^ "North Carolina Fossil Club | Enriching minds with the Paleo-past". www.ncfossilclub.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Archaeomanta". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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