page_title: Rhinobatos
section_title: Extinct species
hierarchical_section_title: Rhinobatos / Extinct species
caption_attribution_description: English: Rhinobatos whitfieldi from the Cretaceous of Lebanon Deutsch: Whitfields Geigenrochen (Rhinobatos whitfieldi) aus der Oberkreide (vor 80 Mill. Jahren) des Libanon
context_page_description: Rhinobatos is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to Acroteriobatus, Glaucostegus, and Pseudobatos.
context_section_description: Species within this genus include:
  †Rhinobatos beurleni Silva Santos 1968
  †Rhinobatos bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894
  †Rhinobatos casieri Herman 1975
  †Rhinobatos grandis Davis 1887
  †Rhinobatos hakelensis Capetta 1980
  †Rhinobatos incertus Cappetta 1973
  †Rhinobatos intermedius Davis 1887
  †Rhinobatos latus Davis 1887
  †Rhinobatos maronita Pictet and Humbert 1866
  †Rhinobatos primarmatus Woodward 1889
  †Rhinobatos sahnii Sahni and Mehrotra 1981
  †Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981
  †Rhinobatos tenuirostris Davis 1887
  †Rhinobatos whitfieldi Hay 1903
caption: Fossil of Rhinobatos whitfieldi
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