Ataktobatis is an extinct genus of rhinopristiform fish from the Late Cretaceous. It is currently known from a singular species, A. variabilis. It was described from the Maastrichtian of the Basque country and is known from rocks of the same age in Egypt and Morocco. It has yet to be ascribed to a family.[1][2]

Ataktobatis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Genus: Ataktobatis
Cappetta & Corral, 1999

References edit

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  2. ^ N. BARDET, H. CAPPETTA, X. PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, M. MOUTY, A. K. AL MALEH, A. M. AHMAD, O. KHRATA, N. GANNOUM; The marine vertebrate faunas from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Syria. 'Geological Magazine' ; 137 (3): 269–290.