Cyclobatis

Cyclobatis is an extinct genus of stingray-like skate from the Upper Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon.^[1][2] The genus is typified by a circular form.^[1] 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.^[1]

Cyclobatis Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Cyclobatis major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	†Cyclobatidae
Genus:	Cyclobatis Egerton, 1844
Species
Cyclobatis longicanudatus Cyclobatis major Cyclobatis oligodactylus

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