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Ostarriraja

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Ostarriraja
Temporal range: Burdigalian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Genus: Ostarriraja
Species:
O. parva
Binomial name
Ostarriraja parva
Marramà et. al., 2019

Ostarriraja is an extinct genus of rajiform chondrichthyan that lived during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

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Ostarriraja parva is known from Austria and lived in the Central Paratethys.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Marramà, Giuseppe; Schultz, Ortwin; Kriwet, Jürgen (3 June 2019). "A new Miocene skate from the Central Paratethys (Upper Austria): the first unambiguous skeletal record for the Rajiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batomorphii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (11): 937–960. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1486336. ISSN 1477-2019. PMC 6510527. PMID 31156351. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.