Pucabatis
Pucabatis is a prehistoric genus of ray whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage. The type and only species is P. hoffstetteri. Fossils of Pucabatis have been found in the El Molino Formation of Bolivia and the Bagua Formation of Peru.[1]
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Family: | Rhombodontidae |
Genus: | Pucabatis Cappetta 1975 |
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Pucabatis Cappetta 1975 | |
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P. hoffstetteri (type) |
See also
- Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stage
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)
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