Asterotrygon - Wikipedia
Asterotrygon is a primitive stingray closely related to the living family Urolophidae whose ancestors likely originated in the Indo-Pacific. It lived in Fossil Lake, a body of water that existed in a subtropical mountainous region for only about 2 million years.
Prehistoric Stingray from 500 million years ago discovered
2020年5月31日 · Now scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered the creatures known as sinogaleaspids which lived during the Silurian and Devonian times (between 500 to 370 million years ago).
50-Million-Year-Old Fossil Helps Clarify Origin of Pelagic Lifestyle ...
2023年11月13日 · In their research, Professor Carnevale and co-authors analyzed the fossilized remains of a previously unknown genus and species of stingray that shows a mosaic of ‘rajobenthic’ and ‘aquilopelagic’ features. Named Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei, the marine animal lived 50 million years ago during the Eocene epoch.
Fossil Stingray Asterotrygon maloneyi - The Bruce Museum
This is a fossil of an extinct fat-tailed stingray from the 52 million year old Fossil Lake deposits of Wyoming. Most living stingrays live exclusively in saltwater environments.
Lessiniabatis aenigmatica: Eocene-Epoch Stingray Had Unique …
A new species of prehistoric stingray with an exceptional anatomy, which greatly differs from living species, has been identified from fossils found in Italy.
Dasyomyliobatis - Wikipedia
Dasyomyliobatis is an extinct genus of prehistoric stingray in the monotypic family Dasyomyliobatidae, of the order Myliobatiformes. [1] It contains a single species, D. thomyorkei , known from fossil remains from the Early Eocene -aged Monte Bolca Lagerstätte of Italy.
Stingray - Prehistoric 101
Fossils of stingrays have been found in deposits ranging from shallow coastal seas to deeper oceanic environments. These fossils help paleontologists reconstruct ancient food webs, understand changes in oceanic circulation patterns, and track the evolution of stingray morphology over geological time.
Fossil Fish Species - U.S. National Park Service
Currently, the FBM is the only place in the world where articulated (complete) freshwater stingray fossils have been discovered. Due to the number of specimens that have been found, from unborn embryos to adults, the life cycles of the ancient species can be studied.
Eocene-Epoch Stingray Had Unique Body Plan - Sci.News
2019年10月15日 · A new species of prehistoric stingray with an exceptional anatomy, which greatly differs from living species, has been identified from fossils found in Italy. Lessiniabatis aenigmatica from the Eocene of Bolca Lagerstätte.
Stingray Fossils - Aurora Fossil Museum
Thirteen guitarfish, sawfish, skate, and ray species have been discovered in the neighboring phosphate mine. The most common ray fossils found belong to Order Rajiformes (guitarfish, skates, and stingrays). Lesser common species of the Order Pristiformes (sawfish) also occur. Pristiformes (priss-tea-forms): Comprise the sawfish.