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Rajorhina

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Rajorhina
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
A fossil of the Rajorhina expansa. It's set into stone. It has a kite-like shape, having a square body and tail behind it.
Rajorhina expansa
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Rajhorina [1]

Jaekel, 1894

Rajorhina is an extinct genus[2] of stingray-like skate from the Upper Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon.[3][1] It is the only known fossil-only genus of the family Rajidae[4] The genus is typified by a Rhombus form.[citation needed]

From its taxonomy a few things have been inferred about it. It likely lived in a marine environment and it was phosphatic based on its subphylum.[2] It was actively mobile and a carnivore.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jaekel, Otto (1894). Die eocänen Selachier vom Monte Bolca : ein Beitrag zur Morphogenie der Wirbelthiere (in German). Berlin: J. Springer. p. 93. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8458. OCLC 5472176. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Rajorhina". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "Kipping-Fossils". 2014-07-14. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016-03-16). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-119-22081-7. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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