Cyclobatis
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
Cyclobatis is an extinct genus of stingray-like skate from the Upper Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon. The genus is typified by a circular form. The ray measures about 10 cm or 20 cm. In life the environment of this creature was a warm shallow sea. This fish had a very short tail, fitted with a venomous stinger.
Two species are known. The shown, long-tailed Cyclobatis major and the short-tailed Cyclobatis oligodactylus. Cyclobatis major can reach a length of about 25 cm, Cyclobatis oligodactylus around 15 cm
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- Cyclobatis major 1.JPG by Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fauna of Haqel and Hjoula.png by Artwork by Joschua Knüppe. Published by Hady George; Mohamad Bazzi; Tamara El Hossny; Nida Ashraf; Pierre Abi Saad; Thomas Clements, CC BY 4.0
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