Microtriftis

Microtriftis; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Genus:	† Microtriftis
Species:	†M. matami
Binomial name
	†Microtriftis matami; Sambou et. al., 2020

Last updated September 24, 2025

Microtriftis is an extinct genus of stingray that lived during the Eocene epoch. It contains the single species Microtriftis matami.^[1]

Distribution

Microtriftis matami is known from the Matam Formation of Senegal.^[1]

References

1 2 Sambou, Bernard Siguendibo; Hautier, Lionel; Sarr, Raphael; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Lihoreau, Fabrice; Thiam, Moustapha; Lebrun, Renaud; Martin, Jeremy E.; Cappetta, Henri; Adnet, Sylvain (July–September 2020). "Contribution to the reappraisal of the mid Paleogene ichtyofauna of Western Africa with three new enigmatical elasmobranchs from Thanetian–Lutetian of Senegal" (PDF). Annales de Paléontologie . 106 (3) 102400. Bibcode:2020AnPal.10602400S. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2020.102400 . Retrieved 18 March 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[sambou-1] 1 2 Sambou, Bernard Siguendibo; Hautier, Lionel; Sarr, Raphael; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Lihoreau, Fabrice; Thiam, Moustapha; Lebrun, Renaud; Martin, Jeremy E.; Cappetta, Henri; Adnet, Sylvain (July–September 2020). "Contribution to the reappraisal of the mid Paleogene ichtyofauna of Western Africa with three new enigmatical elasmobranchs from Thanetian–Lutetian of Senegal" (PDF). Annales de Paléontologie . 106 (3) 102400. Bibcode:2020AnPal.10602400S. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2020.102400 . Retrieved 18 March 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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