Tingitanius

Tingitanius; Temporal range: Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Last updated June 26, 2025

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.^[1]

References

↑ 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.

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[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.

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