Cyclobatis is an extinct genus of stingray-like skate from the Upper Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon.[1][2] The genus is typified by a circular form.[1] The ray measures about 10 cm or 20 cm. In life the environment of this creature was a warm shallow sea. This fish had a very short tail, fitted with a venomous stinger.[1]
| Cyclobatis Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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| Genus: | Cyclobatis Egerton, 1844
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Two species are known. The shown, long-tailed Cyclobatis major and the short-tail Cyclobatis oligodactylus. Cyclobatis major can reach a length of about 25 cm, Cyclobatis oligodactylus around 15 cm
References
edit- ^ a b c Claeson, Kerin Michele (May 2010). Trends in evolutionary morphology: a case study in the relationships of angel sharks and batoid fishes (PhD thesis). The University of Texas at Austin. hdl:2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1347.
- ^ Egerton, Philip Grey (1845). "Description of a Fossil Ray from Mount Lebanon (Cyclobatis oligodactylus)". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 1 (1): 225–229. doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1845.001.01.60. S2CID 128842555.
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