Rajorhina Explained

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

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. It was actively mobile and a carnivore.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rajorhina. live. 2021-07-03. mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. 2021-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703070620/https://www.mindat.org/taxon-P34707.html.
  2. Web site: 2014-07-14. Kipping-Fossils. 2021-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190027/http://catalog.kipping-fossils.de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1292. 2014-07-14.
  3. Book: Jaekel, Otto. Die eocänen Selachier vom Monte Bolca : ein Beitrag zur Morphogenie der Wirbelthiere. 1894. J. Springer. Berlin. 93. German. 10.5962/bhl.title.8458. 5472176. 2021-07-03. 2021-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117194405/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35010. live.
  4. Book: Nelson. Joseph S.. Fishes of the World. Grande. Terry C.. Wilson. Mark V. H.. 2016-03-16. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-119-22081-7. 85. en. 2021-07-03. 2021-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703070707/https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Fishes_of_the_World/kLDDCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Rajorhina%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA85&printsec=frontcover&bsq=%22Rajorhina%22+-wikipedia. live.

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