''Cyclobatis'' is an extinct

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-like

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from the Upper

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of what is now

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. 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-tail Cyclobatis oligodactylus. Cyclobatis major can reach a length of about 25 cm, Cyclobatis oligodactylus around 15 cm

References

Cyclobatidae Prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera Late Cretaceous cartilaginous fish Late Cretaceous fish of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1844 {{paleo-rajiformes-stub