Microtriftis
| Microtriftis Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| 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
| |
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
- ^ a b 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.