Myliobatoidei sp. (specimens 08-12)

Specimen Name: Myliobatoidei sp.
Common Name: Stingray
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00008-12
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)

Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Batoidea – Myliobatiformes – Myliobatoidei

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 08: Small, parallelogram shaped dental plate fragment with deep grooves
• Specimen 09 – Long and straight dental plate fragment, very worn down
• Specimen 10 – Very small dental plate fragment with defined grooves
• Specimen 11 – Small dental plate fragment with defined grooves
• Specimen 12 – Almost identical to Specimen 12, but has some scale definition on one side

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 08: 10mm x 8mm x 3.5mm
• Specimen 09: 18mm x 2mm x 2mm
• Specimen 10: 10mm x 5mm x 2mm
• Specimen 11: 13mm x 5mm x 1mm
• Specimen 12: 13mm x 5mm x 2mm