Tingitanius

Tingitanius
Temporal range: Turonian
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Tingitanius tenuimandibulus is known from fossils found in the Akrabou Formation of Morocco.

References

  1. ↑ 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.